Durban Poison Strain Terpenes: Aroma, Lab Tested Profile and Origin
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Durban Poison terpenes smell sweet and earthy, with pine, citrus and a note of anise. The strain is a landrace from the port city of Durban, South Africa. Our Durban Poison 2025 (Live) tested at 76.7% total terpenes, led by myrcene, ocimene and limonene (SC Labs, February 2026).
What do Durban Poison terpenes smell like?
Our notes on this batch: sweet and earthy, with pine, citrus and anise. Leafly lists pine, earthy and sage flavors and calls the smell sweet, which lines up with what we get from the bottle.
What terpenes are in Durban Poison?
Our Durban Poison 2025 (Live) batch is led by myrcene, with ocimene, limonene, terpinolene and the pinenes behind it. Myrcene gives the sweet, earthy base, ocimene and limonene lift the citrus, and pinene brings the pine.
Our batch, by the numbers
| Terpene | Share of the oil |
|---|---|
| Myrcene | 46.8% |
| Ocimene | 9.6% |
| Limonene | 6.8% |
| Terpinolene | 4.2% |
| Alpha pinene | 3.7% |
| Beta pinene | 2.2% |
| Caryophyllene | 1.5% |
SC Labs report 260217P021, February 2026. Total terpenes 76.7%. Full report, SDS and TDS: Lab Results.
Where does Durban Poison come from?
Durban Poison is a landrace that originates from the South African port city of Durban (source: Leafly). Leafly lists Platinum Cookies and Key Lime Pie among its offspring.
Our Durban Poison profile
- Product: Durban Poison 2025 (Live)
- Live: captured from fresh, flash frozen flower (see live vs cured terpenes)
- Source: Cannabis sativa L. flower from the terpene belt of Sonoma County, California
- Process: Cryogenic aroma capture, 100% solventless
- Price: from $57 for 3 mL, up to 500 mL in the online store
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Frequently asked questions
What terpenes are in Durban Poison?
Our Durban Poison 2025 (Live) batch tested highest in myrcene (46.8%), then ocimene (9.6%) and limonene (6.8%), with terpinolene and pinene behind them.
What do Durban Poison terpenes smell like?
Sweet and earthy, with pine, citrus and a note of anise.
Where does Durban Poison come from?
Durban Poison is a landrace from the port city of Durban in South Africa.
Do you publish lab results for Durban Poison?
Yes. The SC Labs terpene results for this batch are on our Lab Results page, along with the SDS and TDS.
Keep reading: Live vs cured terpenes and Cannabis derived vs botanical terpenes. Shop all terpene profiles.
About the author
Marcos Gabriel Morales founded Emerald Imports in California in 2016 and makes Lágrimas del Sol cannabis derived terpenes from cannabis grown in the terpene belt of Sonoma County. The terpene technology behind Lágrimas del Sol has 15 placements at the Emerald Cup, High Times Cannabis Cup and SF Weekly Best Of between 2016 and 2021, including two first place wins.