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'''''Bursera''''', named after the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[botanist]] [[Joachim Burser]] (1583-1639) is a genus with about 100 described species<ref name = Becerra1>{{cite journal| quotes = no| last = Becerra| first = Judith X.| coauthors = D. Lawrence Venable| year = 2008| title = Sources and Sinks of Diversification and Conservation Priorities for the Mexican Tropical Dry Forest| journal = PLoS ONE| volume = 3| issue = 10| pages = e3436| doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0003436| url = http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003436}}</ref> of flowering [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s varying in size upwards to 25 m. high. They are native (often for many species [[endemism|endemic]]) to the [[Americas]], from the southern [[United States]] south through to northern [[Argentina]], in tropical and warm temperate forests [[habitat]]s.
'''''Bursera''''', named after the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[botanist]] [[Joachim Burser]] (1583-1639) is a genus with about 100 described species<ref name = Becerra1>{{cite journal| last = Becerra| first = Judith X.| coauthors = D. Lawrence Venable| year = 2008| title = Sources and Sinks of Diversification and Conservation Priorities for the Mexican Tropical Dry Forest| journal = PLoS ONE| volume = 3| issue = 10| pages = e3436| doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0003436| url = http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003436| quote = no| pmid = 18927613| pmc = 2562985}}</ref> of flowering [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s varying in size upwards to 25 m. high. They are native (often for many species [[endemism|endemic]]) to the [[Americas]], from the southern [[United States]] south through to northern [[Argentina]], in tropical and warm temperate forests [[habitat]]s.


A number of species from tropical [[Asia]] were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus [[Protium (plant)|''Protium'']]
A number of species from tropical [[Asia]] were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus [[Protium (plant)|''Protium'']]

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Bursera
Bursera simaruba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Burseraceae
Genus:
Bursera

Type species
Bursera simaruba
Species

About 100. See text.

Bursera, named after the Danish botanist Joachim Burser (1583-1639) is a genus with about 100 described species[1] of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size upwards to 25 m. high. They are native (often for many species endemic) to the Americas, from the southern United States south through to northern Argentina, in tropical and warm temperate forests habitats.

A number of species from tropical Asia were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus Protium

Species

list sources : [1] [2]

External links

Picture of a Bursera fagaroides bonsai

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b 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. PMC 2562985. PMID 18927613. no {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ "Germplasm Resources Information Network: Bursera". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
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