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Boswellia
Boswellia is a genus of drought-tolerant trees and shrubs from dry tropical Africa and Asia, best known for the fragrant resin that gives frankincense. Grow them in full sun with very sparing water in fast-draining soil.
Boswellia is a genus of trees in the family Burseraceae, known for its fragrant resin. The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana. Boswellia species are moderate-sized flowering plants, including both trees and shrubs.
The genus is native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The distributions of the species are primarily associated with the tropics. The greatest diversity of species presently is in Africa and India.
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