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Boswellia bullata is a small tree or shrub from the dry, rocky hills of northwestern Socotra, Yemen, where it is endemic. Like other frankincense trees, it grows best in hot, dry, sunny conditions with very little water.
Boswellia bullata is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to northwestern Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boswellia bullata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
