• Family : Burseraceae
  (Bursera Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : SALAI FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Burseraceae
• Synonym(s) : Boswellia glabra Roxb.; Chloroxylon dupada Buch.-Ham.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Boswellia serrata Roxb
• Common name : Indian Olibanum Tree, Indian Frankincense, White dammer
• Vernacular name : Shallaki, Salai (Hindi)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Deciduous forests and on the Ridges
• Comments / notes : Extinct in Sri Lanka
• Key identification features : Leaves crowed near the ends of branches with serrate margin
• Flower, Fruit : April-August
• Distribution :
  • Haryana : Gurgaon district
• Native : Kashmir to India, Sri Lanka
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : India, West Himalaya
• Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 98-99
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Boswellia serrata. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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