Frankincense facts for kids
Frankincense is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes. It is obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae.
Frankincense is tapped from the scraggly but hardy trees by striping (slashing the bark). The resin then bleeds out and hardens. The hardened streaks of resin are called tears.
Images for kids
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Boswellia carteri tree that produces frankincense, growing inside Biosphere 2
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Flowers and branches of the Boswellia sacra tree, the species from which people produce most frankincense
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Indirect burning of frankincense on hot coal
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Frankincense olibanum resin
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Frankincense
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Frankincense is often prepared inside a censer, such as the meerschaum dabqaad traditionally used in Horn of Africa.
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Frankincense (Boswellia carteri) essential oil
See also
In Spanish: Olíbano para niños
