shallaki :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Boswellia
Species: Boswellia serrata

Allied species:

It has been described by Sushrutha in Rodhradi gana, Eladi gana and Kashaya Skanda gana.

Purish viranjaniya (ch. Su 4/15)
Kashaya skandha (ch. Vi. 8/144)
Shiro virechana ( ch. Vi. 8/151)
Rodhradi (su. Su. 38/8)
Eladi (su. Su. 38/13)
Kashaya skandh (su. Su. 42/13)

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Shallaki, Suvaha, Vallaki, Sara, Kunduruki, Ashwamutri, Maherana.
English: Indian olibaum, Indian frankincense
Hindi: Salai शल्लकी shallaki, kundur, luban
Urdu: kundur, lobana
Telugu: గుగ్గిలము guggilamu, పరంగిసాంబ్రాణిచెట్టు parangi-sambrani-chettu, సల్లకి sallaki
Bengali: Kundura, salai
Marathi: Salai धुपाळी dhupali, धूपसाळी dhupasali, कुरुंद kurunda, सालफळी salaphali, साळई salai, साळी
Konkani: -लोभान lobhan
Oriya: salai
Gujarathi: Saledo, Dhupedo સાલેડી saaledi, સલાઈ ગૂગળ salaai gugul
Tamil: குமஞ்சம் kumancam, குங்கிலியம் kunkiliyam, மரத்துவெள்ளை marattu-vellai, பறங்கிச்சாம்பிராணி paranki-c-campi-rani, வெள்ளிக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai •
Malayalam: Salaiകുങ്ങില്യം kungilyam
Kannada: ಗುಗ್ಗುಳ ಮರ guggula mara
Punjabi: Salhee
Sindhi: -انڊين فرانڪسن
Arabic: Luban
Spanish: Asbol, Dol incienzo
Assamese: -Sallaki
Japanese: furankinsensu-
Chinese: Fan Hun Hsiang
French: -Franc Encens
German: - Indischer Weihrauch
Persian: Kundur گنده فيروزه gandha firoza, لوبان loban
Sinhalese: Kundrikan

Varities:

Two varieties are usually distinguished var. serrata with serrate and pubescent leaves and var. Glabra with entire, glabrous leaves. (Wealth of India: 1,208)

Acc. To its shape and colour kunduru has been divided into 5 types, in the Unani system of medicine: