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Frankincense tree

Scientific name: Boswellia sacra

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0048

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乳香树
লোবান গাছ
Weihrauchbaum
Árbol del incienso
درخت کندر
Arbre à encens
लोबान वृक्ष
Pohon kemenyan Arab
Pokok kemenyan
Árvore do olíbano
Ладанное дерево
Günlük ağacı
لوبان کا درخت

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Frankincense tree

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1Di Stefano et al. 2020 — In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Frankincense Oils from Boswellia sacra Grown in Different Locations of the Dhofar Region (Oman)SRC-241
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Boswellia sacra Flück.SRC-263
3Kew POWO/WCVP — Boswellia sacra accepted taxon and native rangeSRC-CIX28-BS-KEW
4Boswellia sacra Flück. — distribution (World Checklist of Vascular Plants, WCVP)SRC-401
5UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Land of Frankincense, Oman, property1010SRC-CIX28-BS-UNESCO
6Spectral signature mapping and deep learning detection of Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) using worldview-3 imagery (PLOS ONE)SRC-402

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261028T074210625 · last approved 28 October 2026

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The frankincense tree (Boswellia sacra) belongs to the family Burseraceae.

SRC-263 · SRC-CIX28-BS-KEW

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2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Boswellia sacra Flück.SRC-263
3Kew POWO/WCVP — Boswellia sacra accepted taxon and native rangeSRC-CIX28-BS-KEW

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