Frankincense (also known as olibanum, Persian: کندر , Hebrew: לבונה , Arabic: اللبان al-libān or Arabic: البخور al-bakhūr, Somali: uunsii Somali pronunciation: ) is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae, particularly Boswellia sacra (syn. B. bhaw-dajiana), B. carterii, B ...