Boswellia frereana

taxobox
name = "Boswellia frereana"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Burseraceae
genus = "Boswellia"
species = "B. frereana"
binomial = "Boswellia frereana"
binomial_authority = Birdw.|

"Boswellia frereana" only grows in northern Somalia where the locals call it "Maydi", the king of all frankincense. In the West it is called "Coptic Frankincense" as this is the type and grade used by the Coptic Church of Egypt. It is virtually unobtainable outside Arab counties as 80% of production is sold to Saudi Arabia where it is traditionally brought home by Muslim pilgrims. The remaining 20% is sold to all the other Arab countries put together. The most expensive Omani "B. sacra" is sometimes sold interchangeably with "B. frereana", although the smell is very different.