Burseraceae
E141920
Burseraceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs known for producing aromatic resins such as frankincense and myrrh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burseraceae canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | torchwood family ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
tropical regions worldwide ⓘ |
| economicUse |
incense and perfumery
ⓘ
source of copal resins ⓘ source of elemi resins ⓘ source of frankincense ⓘ source of myrrh ⓘ timber production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| flowerType | usually small and unisexual or functionally unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | mostly drupaceous fruits ⓘ |
| habitat |
savannas
ⓘ
seasonally dry woodlands ⓘ tropical dry forests ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
includes trees and shrubs
ⓘ
many species have resin canals ⓘ often has peeling or papery bark ⓘ produces aromatic resins ⓘ |
| hasNotableGenus |
Aucoumea
ⓘ
Boswellia ⓘ Canarium ⓘ Commiphora ⓘ Dacryodes ⓘ Garuga ⓘ Protium ⓘ Trattinnickia ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Bursera ⓘ |
| hasUseIn |
aromatherapy
ⓘ
ritual and religious practices ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedBy | Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| resinProduct |
myrrh from Commiphora
ⓘ
olibanum (frankincense) from Boswellia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| woodProduct | okoumé plywood (from Aucoumea klaineana) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.