Representative — Native & wild plantsImages represent the biological group and collection views; not photographs of this individual specimen.
Boswellia sacra
Frankincense tree· اللبان
Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0133
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Boswellia
- Collection type
- Leaf tissue (DNA)
- Holding institution
- Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
- Conservation status
- Not evaluated (demo)
Overview
Scientific identity
Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.
Taxonomy
- Biological group
- Native & wild plants
- Growth habit
- Small deciduous tree, 2–8 m, papery peeling bark
- Life cycle
- Perennial, long-lived
- Documented occurrences
- 7 records in demo dataset
Resource relationship explorer
Plant accession
OMN-PLA-0133
Each node jumps to the corresponding scientific section of this profile.
Passport
Accession passport
Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).
Plant accession
OMN-PLA-0133
Boswellia sacra
اللبان
- Country of origin
- Oman
- Collection location
- Jebel Samhan, Dhofar
- Collection date
- 2025-05-19
- Collector
- M. Al-Balushi
- Collecting institution
- Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
- Donor institution
- Direct field collection (Demo)
- Biological status
- Wild
- Accession type
- Leaf tissue (DNA)
- Cultivar / variety
- —
- Original identifier
- FLD-JEB-2025-317
- Collection method
- Whole-plant / tissue sampling
- Source
- Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset
Custody timeline
Collection · 2025-05-19
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
Collected by M. Al-Balushi at Jebel Samhan (monsoon escarpment).
Geography
Origin & documented distribution
The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.
- Country of origin
- Oman
- Governorate
- Dhofar
- Collection locality
- Jebel Samhan
- Coordinates
- 17.1531, 54.7818
- Elevation (demo)
- ≈ 1020 m
- Habitat
- Monsoon escarpment
- Ecological zone
- Khareef-influenced southern mountains
Biology
Biological profile
Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.
Stage 1
Seed / propagule
Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.
Stage 2
Seedling
Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.
Stage 3
Vegetative growth
Small deciduous tree, 2–8 m, papery peeling bark
Stage 4
Flowering
Insect-pollinated.
Stage 5
Fruiting & dispersal
wind-dispersed winged seeds
Phenology calendar
Ecological profile
Habitat
Monsoon escarpment
Ecological zone
Khareef-influenced southern mountains
Associated fauna
Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)
Environmental adaptations
Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.
Morphology
Interactive botanical anatomy
Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.
Leaves
- Leaf length
- 8–20 cm
- Arrangement
- Alternate (demo descriptor)
- Margin
- Entire to serrulate
- Indumentum
- Glabrous to pubescent
Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).
Documented height range for this taxon: 200–800 cm.
Plant height across 6 accessions of Boswellia sacra
unit: cm · demo measurements
This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.
Genetics
Molecular profile
DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.
Associated DNA samples
DNA-PLA-0133-A
Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2026
DNA-PLA-0133-B
Voucher leaf fragment · extracted 2026
Molecular markers
- Marker
- ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
- Type
- DNA barcode
- Method
- Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
- Length
- 572 bp
Sequence viewer · ITS
Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.
Conservation
Conservation & preservation
Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.
Status
Not evaluated (demo)
No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.
Endemism
Regional endemic of the Dhofar fog oasis
Documented threats
In situ vs ex situ
In situ — natural habitat
Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)
Ex situ — managed collection
Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)
Herbarium cabinet, climate-controlled (demo protocol)
Seed viability monitoring
Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.
Characterization
Characterization intelligence
Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.
Trait heatmap · normalised per trait
| Accession | Plant heightcm | Leaf lengthcm | Seed lengthmm | 100-seed weightg | Germination% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| …0027 | 757 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 3.71 | 97 |
| …0031 | 759 | 18.5 | 8.7 | 4.46 | 96 |
| …0066 | 271 | 13.7 | 6.1 | 3.57 | 92 |
| …0077 | 499 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 3.27 | 92 |
| …0081 | 365 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 3.68 | 92 |
| …0124 | 493 | 13.2 | 8.1 | 2.29 | 97 |
Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.
Characterization events
2026-10-03
Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · M. Al-Balushi
2026-03-17
Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)
Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi
Scientific observations
Research & provenance
Scientific data provenance
Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.
Field collection and voucher
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Direct field observation
Passport descriptors (MCPD)
Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration
Characterization dataset
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring
DNA barcode sequences
University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)
Conservation and storage summary
Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation
No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.