Bursera

Bursera
	Bursera simaruba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Bursera; Jacq. ex L.
Species
	About 100. See text.

Bursera is a genus of about 100 species^[1] of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Americas, from the southern United States south to northern Argentina. A number of species from tropical Asia sometimes included in the genus are now treated in the separate genus Protium.

The species are shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 25 m tall.

Species

Bursera acuminata
Bursera aloexylon (Schiede ex Schltdl.) Engl.^[2]
Bursera aspleniifolia^[2]
Bursera bicolor^[2]
Bursera bipinnata^[2]
Bursera compacta^[2]
Bursera copallifera^[2]
Bursera coyucensis^[2]
Bursera cuneata^[2]
Bursera delpechiana Poiss. ex Engl.
Bursera diversifolia^[2]
Bursera excelsa (Kunth) Engl. ^[2]
Bursera fagaroides (Kunth) Engl.
Bursera filicifolia^[2]
Bursera galeottiana Engl.
Bursera glabrifolia (Kunth) Engl.
Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
Bursera hindsiana^[2]
Bursera hintonii^[2]
Bursera isthmica^[2]
Bursera heliae^[2]
Bursera leptophloeos Engl.
Bursera macvaughiana^[2]
Bursera malacophylla B.L.Rob.
Bursera microphylla A.Gray
Bursera palmeri^[2]
Bursera penicillata (DC.) Engl.
Bursera ribana^[2]
Bursera sarukhanii^[2]
Bursera schlechtendalii Engl.
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Bursera stenophylla^[2]
Bursera submoniliformis^[2]
Bursera tomentosa^[2]
Bursera tonkinensis Guillaum.
Bursera vejar-vazquezii^[2]
Bursera velutina^[2]

The genus is named after the Danish botanist Joachim Burser (1583-1639).

Gallery

Bursera penicillata

References

^ Becerra, Judith X. (2008). "Sources and Sinks of Diversification and Conservation Priorities for the Mexican Tropical Dry Forest". PLoS ONE. 3 (10): e3436. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003436. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |quotes= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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[Becerra1-1] Becerra, Judith X. (2008). "Sources and Sinks of Diversification and Conservation Priorities for the Mexican Tropical Dry Forest". PLoS ONE. 3 (10): e3436. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003436. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |quotes= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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