Indian Olibanum Tree
Boswellia serrata
Also known as Indian Frankincense, White dammer
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About Indian Olibanum Tree
Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense. The plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Boswellia serrata
- Genus
- Boswellia
- Family
- BURSERACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- शल्लकी shallaki, kundur, luban
- Tamil
- குமஞ்சம் kumancam, குங்கிலியம் kunkiliyam, மரத்துவெள்ளை marattu-vellai
- Telugu
- గుగ్గిలము guggilamu, పరంగిసాంబ్రాణిచెట్టు parangi-sambrani-chettu, సల్లకి sallaki
- Kannada
- ಗುಗ್ಗುಳ ಮರ guggula mara, ಆನೆಬೇಲ Anebela, ಇಡಬೋಲ Idabol
- Malayalam
- കുങ്ങില്യം kungilyam, കുന്തിരിക്കം, Boswellia serrata
- Marathi
- धुपाळी dhupali, धूपसाळी dhupasali, कुरुंद kurunda
Botanical family
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Indian Olibanum Tree belongs to the Burseraceae family.
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