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Indian Frankincense (Boswellia serrata)

Description

Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum.the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Burseraceae

              • Genus: Boswellia