Indian frankincense, salai

Boswellia serrata

The frankincense of India: greener, sharper and more turpentine-like, the source of most cheap frankincense oil and of the Ayurvedic extract salai guggul, standardised for boswellic acids.

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Boswellia serrata
FamilyBurseraceae
OrderSapindales
HabitDeciduous tree of dry Indian forests
GBIF occurrence records411

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • India 329
  • unknown 8
  • Bhutan 1
  • United States 1

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.