Burseraceae: The Burseraceae family is a family of dicotyledonous plants. According to Watson & Dallwitz it includes 500 species
divided into 17 genres.
These are coniferous trees or shrubs from subtropical to tropical regions.
Some species, native to Arabia, East Africa and India, of the genus Boswellia are the origin of frankincense while in the
genus Commiphora we meet the species which gives myrrh, Commiphora myrrha, the myrrh tree ....
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