Burseraceae
189 edible species
Tropical tree family producing frankincense, myrrh, and aromatic resins.
Frankincense tree
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Coptic frankincense, African elemi
Edible: Sap, Gum
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Gum, Bark - tea, Fruit
Edible: Gum
Ethan, Sudanese frakincense
Edible: Gum, Spice
Ethiopian Frankincense
Edible: Gum
Frankincense
Edible: Resin, Oil, Roots
Indian frankincense, Indian olibanum-tree
Edible: Flowers, Seeds, Fruit, Sap, Nuts, Gum
Linaloe, Mexican frankincense
Edible: Wood - oil
Linaloe, Mexican linaloe
Edible: Wood - oil, Fruit - oil
Mulato
Edible: Bark - tea
Copal
Edible: Seeds, Caution
Elemi
Edible: Fruit
Linaloe berry
Edible: Wood - oil
Elemi-gum, Indian lavender, Linaloe-tree
Edible: Caution, Flavouring
Edible: Fruit
Gumbo-limbo
Edible: Leaves - tea
Torote negra
Edible: Bark
Ma-faen
Edible: Fruit
Chinese white olive
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil, Seeds, Nuts
Edible: ?
Canarium keddongdong tree
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - coffee
Mango barked Carrot wood
Island white beech
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Melville Island White Beech
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Bengal canarium, Square canarium
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil
Java almond tree
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts
Edible: Seeds
Ngali
Edible: Nuts
Edible: Kernel, Nuts
Kim, White dhup
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Dulit
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Galip nut, Java almond
Edible: Nuts, Seeds - oil
Piu, Usasi
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Kipella Canarium tree
Edible: Nuts
Shore Kedongdong
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Java almond, Pili nut, Manila elemi
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts, Fruit, Leaves
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Nut
Kedondong keruing
Edible: Seeds, Kernel, Nuts
Queensland Elemi tree
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts
Borneo olive, Sibu olive
Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Nuts, Seed
Kenari minyak
Edible: Nuts
Pili nut, Philippine nut
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts, Shoots
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Woodland kedongdong
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Fruit
Kedondong kerut
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Fruit
Chinese black olive
Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts, Fruit, Seeds - oil
Edible: Fruit
Incense tree, African elemi, African canarium
Edible: Nuts, Seed, Fruit pulp
African elemi
Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed
Adoa, Gatoga
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Nakeo
Edible: Fruit
Black damar
Edible: Fruit, Kernel, Nut
Ca na
Edible: Nuts, Fruit
Kenari hutan
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Edible: Fruit
Kaunithina
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Edible: Seeds kernel, Nuts
Pili nut, Java-almond
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Ceylon almond
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Oil
African myrrh
Edible: Fruit, Roots, Leaves, Bark, Gum, Seeds
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Sand commiphora, Sand corkwood
Edible: Root, Tuber
Edible: Fruit, Bark - tea
Lolewi
Edible: Stem
Blue-bark commiphora
Edible: Roots
Edible: Gum
Edible: Fruit
Hill mango, Green commiphora
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Kenya frankincense
Edible: Root
Damara corkwood
Edible: Roots
Edible: ?
Rough-leaved corkwood
Edible: Fruit, Roots - drink, Seed - aril
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Shoots
Edible: Bark - chewed, Fruit
Brown-stemmed corkwood
Edible: Stems
Balm of gilead, Balsam tree
Edible: Resin - flavouring
Glandular corkwood, Tall firethorn corkwood
Edible: Gum, Roots - drink
Sea-green commiphora, Blue-leaved corkwood
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Roots
Stink corkwood
Edible: Stems
Sweet myrrh, Scented myrrh
Abyssinian myrrh
Edible: Fruit, Sap, Root, Stem, Flavouring
Copper-stem corkwood
Edible: Stems, Pith
Habak-hidd, Hodai
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Myrrh
Edible: Medicine, Caution, Stems, Roots - moisture
Muluba
Edible: Gum, Resin
Paper-bark tree, Paperbark corkwood
Edible: Fruit, Root
Velvet commiphora, Velvet corkwood
Edible: Fruit, Roots - drink, Shoots, Gum
Pepper-leaf corkwood
Edible: Roots
Guggul, Oleogum resin
Edible: Gum - flavouring
Purple-stem corkwood
Edible: Stems - drink