Burseraceae – Page 4

Boswellia elongata

Basic Information Common Name: Boswellia elongataScientific Name: Boswellia elongataNative Habitat: Endemic to the island of Socotra, Yemen. History / Discovery / Cultivator Boswellia elongata is

Boswellia neglecta

Basic Information Common Name: Boswellia neglecta Scientific Name: Boswellia neglecta Native Habitat: Eastern Africa (including Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), Sudan, and parts of the

Boswellia rivae

Basic Information Common Name: Boswellia rivae Scientific Name: Boswellia rivae Native Habitat: East Africa, primarily Somalia and Ethiopia, in arid and semi-arid regions, often found

Boswellia socotrana

Basic Information Common Name: Boswellia socotrana Scientific Name: Boswellia socotrana Native Habitat: Socotra Archipelago, Yemen History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Boswellia, renowned for

Bursera

Basic Information Common Name: BurseraScientific Name: BurseraNative Habitat: Primarily arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States down through Mexico,

Palo Santo

Basic Information Common Name: Palo Santo Scientific Name: Bursera graveolens Native Habitat: Dry tropical forests along the Pacific coast of South America (primarily Peru and

Copal

Copal Basic Information Common Name: Copal Scientific Name: Bursera bipinnata Native Habitat: Native to Mexico (specifically, it is widespread from central Mexico south to Guatemala)

Basic Information Common Name: Elephant Tree Scientific Name: Bursera microphylla Native Habitat: Native to the southwestern United States (specifically southeastern California and Arizona), Baja California,

Gumbo Limbo

Basic Information Common Name: Gumbo Limbo Scientific Name: Bursera simaruba Native Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas, including South Florida, the Florida Keys, the Caribbean,

Torote Blanco

Basic Information Common Name: Torote Blanco Scientific Name: Bursera fagaroides Native Habitat: Native to arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico (including Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua,