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Frankincense family
Burseraceae Kunth
カンラン科
A family of trees widely distributed in tropical regions. Approximately 20 genera and 700 species are known, including species that produce aromatic resins such as frankincense and myrrh. In Japan, several species of Canarium are found in Okinawa and Amami.
Key Characteristics
- ●Bark exuding aromatic resins
- ●Leaves pinnately compound, alternate
- ●Flowers small, 3- to 5-merous
- ●Fruit a drupe, with the exocarp often peeling off
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Compound
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Compound type
Ternate / Pinnate
Stipules
Present / Absent
Aromatic
Aromatic
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Petal count
6 petals / Many
Petal fusion
Free / Fused
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4 / 5
Plant sex
Dioecious / Hermaphrodite / Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Sapindales > Burseraceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (ca. 90 million years ago)
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Establishment of aromatic resin production within Sapindales
- ・Dispersal and speciation across tropical regions worldwide
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