Sudanese / Ethiopian frankincense
Boswellia papyrifera
Today's largest-volume frankincense, from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. Sweeter and rounder than Arabian material, high in α-thujene. Population studies project steep declines without changes in tapping and grazing.
| Family | Burseraceae |
|---|---|
| Order | Sapindales |
| Habit | Deciduous tree of dry woodland, papery bark |
| GBIF occurrence records | 339 |
Materials
Origins
Recorded in (top countries)
- Ethiopia 127
- Cameroon 36
- Sudan 32
- Chad 20
- Djibouti 11
- Uganda 6
- ER 5
- unknown 4