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Also Known As	frankincense family

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Frankincense tree (Boswellia) with a wide, spreading canopy grows among rocky terrain in the Dhofar mountains of Oman, with other similar trees and hills in the background.

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Commiphora Boswellia Protium Bursera torchwood Indian frankincense tree Commiphora myrrah Commiphora opobalsamum Commiphora erythraea Boswellia papyrifera Sapindaceae Rutaceae Anacardiaceae Meliaceae Simaroubaceae

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