Frankincense dalzielli is one of the less well known sources of Frankincense and whilst this product hails from Nigeria where it is sometimes known as Hano or Harrabi, the tree which can reach a height of 13 metres also grows in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo
It is also known as Janawhi and Cricognimun
Frankincense Dalzielli has a strong, fresh, orangey citrus sweet scent with warm minty wood-smoke undertone, it blends well with woods, spices, citruses and floral
History of Frankincense Dalzielli :-
Frankincense has been used in perfumes & cosmetics for thousands of years. Today it is used as a fragrance component in soaps, cosmetics, perfumes, and incense.
Frankincense has been treasured for centuries and was burnt as the original incense to appease the gods. It was used by many cultures to treat almost all known ailments. It is botanically related to the tree that the essential oil myrrh is taken from.
The name for this resin likely comes from incense of Franks since it was reintroduced to Europe by Frankish Crusaders. Although it is better known as Frankincense to westerners the resin is also known as olibanum, which is derived from the Arabic al-lubán (the milk) a reference to the milky sap tapped from the Boswellia tree. Some have also postulated that the name comes from the Arabic term for Oil of Lebanon since Lebanon was the place where the resin was sold and traded with Europeans. Compare with Exodus 30 : 34, where it is clearly named levonah, meaning either white or Lebanese in Hebrew.
The lost city of Ubar, sometimes identified with Irem in what is now Oman, is believed to have been a centre of the Frankincense trade along the recently rediscovered Incense Road. Ubar was rediscovered in the early 1990s and is now under archaeological excavation.