Frankincense (Boswellia Sacra) Yemen, 25 gr

Hojari-grade frankincense from Yemen - the same Boswellia sacra species that produces Omani Hojari, harvested across the border in Yemeni Dhofar-adjacent territory. Same botanical lineage, slightly different terroir, distinct character on charcoal.

The Material

Boswellia sacra is native to the southern Arabian Peninsula across what are now the borders of Oman and Yemen - both countries share the wider Dhofar-and-adjacent region where the species naturally grows. The bulk of contemporary commercial Hojari comes from Oman's Dhofar mountains; this Yemeni-origin product represents the same species harvested from trees growing across the political border, in territory that has been part of the frankincense trade since antiquity. Yemen has its own deep frankincense heritage - the ancient kingdoms of Saba, Hadhramaut, and Qataban built their wealth on this resin a thousand years before the Common Era.

The details

• Botanical: Boswellia sacra

• Resin: Frankincense · Hojari grade · Yemeni-origin

• Origin: Yemen · trees growing in territory adjacent to the Omani Dhofar

• Weight: 25g

• Format: Glass or metal jar · resin pieces

• Storage: Cool, dry · away from direct light · indefinite shelf life

• Burn behavior: Burns and chars · small carbonised piece on disc at end

Worth knowing

Boswellia sacra grows naturally across the southern Arabian Peninsula in a continuous range that today spans the modern political borders of Oman and Yemen. The trees themselves do not know the border; the same species, in trees that may be only kilometres apart, produces both the Omani Hojari and this Yemeni equivalent. Yemen carries one of the world's deepest frankincense heritages - the ancient Sabaean and Hadhramauti kingdoms of the southern Peninsula were built around this resin from the second millennium BCE onward, with Shabwa, Marib, and the wider Hadhramaut acting as caravan-trade hubs for centuries. The 25g format is the entry tin to the resin range.

This Product

Hojari Frankincense from Yemen - the same Boswellia sacra species that produces Omani Hojari, harvested from trees in Yemeni territory adjacent to the Omani Dhofar. The species is shared across the political border of the southern Arabian Peninsula; the regional terroir produces a slightly different character on charcoal.

Yemen carries one of the world's deepest frankincense heritages - the ancient Sabaean and Hadhramauti kingdoms built their wealth on this resin from the second millennium BCE onward.

25g glass jar. The 25g format is the entry tin to the Maison Étherique resin range.