Burseraceae
Elephant tree
Boswellia papyrifera
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Boswellia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Amharic
- ቀይ እጣን
- Arabic
- لبان حبشي, طوس, لبان عطري
- arz
- لبان حبشى
- Chinese
- 紙皮乳香樹, 纸皮乳香树, 蘇丹乳香
- English
- Elephant tree
Synonyms
- Amyris papyrifera Caill. ex Del.
- Boswellia chariensis Guillaumin
- Boswellia occidentalis Engl.
- Boswellia odorata Hutch.
- Ploesslia floribunda Endl.
Photos
Photo: Mauro Raffaelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mauro Raffaelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.