Hi, can anybody give me some information on the above collection of trees which produce a resinous sap, used in herbal remedies. Ashizuru.
Hello ashizuru You may want to look for the family Burseraceae. the family contains the fragrant tree that produces the biblical Myrrh. You can also find references at this link to the plant albeit from a biblical point of view. http://web.odu.edu/webroot/instr/sci/plant.nsf/pages/myrrh look for some ork by Michael and Daniel Zohary from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem this link is from TAMU (Texas A & M University) http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Burseraceae a small description from Wisconsin http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/systematics/family_index/Family_Pages/Burseraceae.html also from the descriptions of the angiosperms in Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 23rd October 2005 http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/burserac.htm I hope this helps you. Pierrot
