A-to-Z List Essential Oils from the Burseraceae Family of Plants:

Scientific Classification:

  1. Domain: Eukarya – organisms with membraine-bound nucleuses
  2. Kingdom: Plantae – plants, Planta, Vegetal, plants
  3. Phylum: Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
  4. Class: Magnoliopsida
  5. Order: Sapindales
  6. Family: Burseraceae

Direct Children of Burseraceae by Genus:

  • Ambilobea
  • Aucoumea
  • Beiselia
  • Boswellia
  • Bursera
  • Canarium
  • Commiphora
  • Crepidospermum
  • Dacryodes
  • Garuga
  • Haplolobus
  • Pachylobus
  • Protium
  • Pseudodacryodes
  • Rosselia
  • Santiria
  • Scutinanthe
  • Tetragastris
  • Trattinnickia
  • Triomma
  • Frankincense

    Frankincense

    (Boswellia sacra)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Resinous, Slightly sweet, Warm

  • Frankincense frereana

    Frankincense frereana

    (Boswellia frereana)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly musky, Warm, Woody

  • Frankincense rivae (Olibanum)

    Frankincense rivae (Olibanum)

    (Boswellia rivae)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Resinous, Rich, Soft, Woody

  • Frankincense Serrata

    Frankincense Serrata

    (Boswellia serrata)

    Aroma Description: Balsamic, Exotic, Fresh, Resinous, Slightly sweet, Warm

  • Linaloe Berry

    Linaloe Berry

    (Bursera linanoe)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Fresh, Slightly citrus, Slightly floral, Slightly sweet, Soft

  • Myrrh

    Myrrh

    (Commiphora myrrha)

    Aroma Description: Warm, earthy, woody and balsamic

  • Opoponax

    Opoponax

    (Commiphora guidottii)

    Aroma Description: Opoponax Essential Oil smells deep, resinous and woody. The aroma shares some similarity to that of Myrrh Oil.

  • Palo Santo

    Palo Santo

    (Bursera graveolens)

    Aroma Description: Palo Santo Essential Oil smells woody, sweet, and slightly fruity.