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Accession Data:

Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.

  • Common Name: Frankincense
  • Family: Burseraceae Kunth

  • Country of Origin: western Africa
  • Habitat: Wooded savanna

  • Uses: The bark of Boswellia dalzielii is used to treat fever, rheumatism and gastrointestinal problems. 3

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000097
  • Source: UVM - seed started 6/25/09
  • Accession Date: 08-24-2010
  • Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-22-2020

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Sapindales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Burseraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Burkina / Ghana / Ivory Coast / Nigeria / Niger / Togo / Chad

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, July 16, 2016.
    2. Boswellia dalzielii at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Saturday, July 16, 2016.
    3. Boswellia at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

    data regenerated on Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:15:27 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    • Beiselia mexicana
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    • Bursera simaruba
    • Commiphora gileadensis
    W/C = Wild Collected
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    = accession added within past 90 days
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