Frankincense Olibanum

Frankincense, also known as gum olibanum, called Lubban or Beyo in Somalia, is a milky white resin extracted from the species of the genus Boswellia, specially Boswellia sacra, cattery and fereana. The finest and most aromatic of this species, also referred to as the King of all Frankincense called ‘Maydi’ in Somali, is Boswellia fereana, a small tree that exclusively grows in North East Somalia, Puntland. Equally, Boswellia carteri, also known by the locals as ‘Beyo’ is found on the coastal areas of north east and north west Somalia of Puntland and Somaliland