Balsamodendron

Balsamodendron (Gr., 'balsam-tree'), a genus of small trees or bushes of the natural order Terebinthaceæ (q.v.). Some of them are spiny; they generally exhibit a scrubby appearance, and have little foliage, but are remarkable for the resins or balsams obtained from their wood and fruit—as Balsam of Gilead, Myrrh, Bdellium, and Elemi (q.v.). The known species are mostly natives of the East Indies, Arabia, and the east of Africa.