Mazhar Botanic Garden

Boswellia sacra Flueck.

Olibanum tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001348
Common name: Olibanum tree
English name: Frankincense tree
Arabic name: Luban in Arabic
Native: Oman, Yemen, Arabian Peninsula
Country: Ethiopia Oman Saudi Arabia Somalia Yemen
(PGR): Wild plant

Shrub or small deciduous tree grow 2-8 m high trunk pale yellowish-brown, paper-like leaves mesuring 10-25 cm long, compound imparipinnate, opposite leaflets, new leaves soft, downy covering flowers yellowish-white in clusters racemes or panicles fruit pear-shaped, capsule like 1 cm long

Traditional medicine. Anti-inflammatory and Pain Relief. Cosmetics and perfumery.

Boswellia carteri Birdw

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Texture: Calcareous Dry Granite Mostly sand Rocky  Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Coastal area Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water Semi arid
Climates: Hot climates Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings of half-ripe wood
Flowering time:
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 7.9-8.5

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