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Africa
Principal origin for Boswellia carterii and Commiphora myrrha, harvested by tapping wild trees across the northern highlands.
The frankincense and myrrh trade of northern Somalia and Somaliland is among the oldest continuously operating aromatic supply chains in the world. Resin is tapped from wild Boswellia and Commiphora stands during defined seasons, then graded by hand according to size, colour and cleanliness before distillation. Grading conventions vary between collectors and exporters, which is why lot-level identification matters more here than in cultivated crops.
Trade considerations
Steam-distilled Boswellia carterii oil — bright terpenic lift over a dry, resinous, faintly citric body.
Essential Oil
Sample dataBoswellia carterii
Steam-distilled Commiphora myrrha — warm, bitter-balsamic, medicinal and deeply tenacious.
Essential Oil
Sample dataCommiphora myrrha