Burseraceae - Torchwood Family
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The Burseraceae is a family of around 18 genera and 540 species of tropical woody plants from the New World, Africa and Asia, sometimes forming pachycaul trunks and including members producing fragrant resins or oils in their bark e.g. frankincense and myrrh, important since ancient times for use in incense, perfumes and as preservatives.
The type genus Bursera includes the Elephant Trees from the New World with thickened trunks, often with decorative peeling bark, and aromatic wood. They can be grown as bonsais in a warm greenhouse, but will not take significant frost. Plants are best started from seeds as cuttings may be slow to develop a caudex.
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Boswellia sacra |
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Plant Families with Succulent Species 