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== Burseraceae == | |||
== Boswellia genus - Frankincense == | {{Q|The '''Burseraceae''' are a moderate-sized [[w:family (biology)|family]] of 17-19 [[w:genus|genera]] and about 540 [[w:species]] of [[w:flowering plant]]s. The actual numbers differ according to the time period in which a given source is written describing this family. The Burseraceae are also known as the '''torchwood''' family,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dimmitt|first1=Mark A.|title=Burseraceae (torchwood family)|url=https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_burseraceae.php|website=Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum|publisher=Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> the [[w:frankincense]] and [[w:myrrh]] family, or simply the '''incense tree family'''. The family includes both [[w:tree]]s and [[w:shrub]]s, and is native to tropical regions of [[w:Africa]], [[w:Asia]]. [[w:Australasia]], and the [[Americas]].|Wikipedia|[[w:Burseraceae]]<ref>as of 2022-10-17 }} | ||
=== Boswellia genus - Frankincense === | |||
[[File:Fiori-Boswellia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A flowering [[w:Boswellia sacra|Boswellia sacra]] tree]] | [[File:Fiori-Boswellia.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A flowering [[w:Boswellia sacra|Boswellia sacra]] tree]] |