Bursera

Bursera
	Bursera simaruba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Bursera; Jacq. ex L.
Type species
	Bursera simaruba; (L.) Sarg.
Species
	About 100, see text.
Synonyms
	Elaphrium Jacq.

Bursera, named after the Danish botanist Joachim Burser (1583-1639), is a genus with about 100 described species^[2] of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to 25 m (82 ft) 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 forest habitats.

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

Species

Bursera aloexylon (Schiede ex Schltdl.) Engl.
Bursera arida
Bursera aptera
Bursera aromatica Proctor
Bursera atenuata
Bursera aspleniifolia
Bursera bicolor
Bursera biflora
Bursera bipinnata
Bursera bolivarii
Bursera bonetti
Bursera cerasifolia
Bursera chemapodicta
Bursera cinera
Bursera citronella
Bursera compacta
Bursera copallifera
Bursera coyucensis
Bursera crenata
Bursera cuneata
Bursera delpechiana Poiss. ex Engl.
Bursera denticulata
Bursera discolor
Bursera diversifolia
Bursera epinnata
Bursera excelsa (Kunth) Engl.
Bursera fagaroides (Kunth) Engl.
Bursera filicifolia
Bursera fragantissima
Bursera fragilis
Bursera galeottiana Engl.
Bursera glabrifolia (Kunth) Engl.
Bursera grandifolia
Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
Bursera heliae
Bursera heteresthes
Bursera hindsiana
Bursera hintonii
Bursera hollickii (Britton) F. & R.
Bursera infiernidialis
Bursera instabilis
Bursera isthmica

Bursera kerberii
Bursera krusei
Bursera lancifolia
Bursera laurihuertae
Bursera laxiflora
Bursera leptophloeos Engl.
Bursera longpipes
Bursera lunanii (Spreng) Adams & Dandy
Bursera macvaughiana
Bursera malacophylla B.L.Rob.
Bursera medranoana
Bursera microphylla A.Gray – Elephant Tree
Bursera mirandae
Bursera morelensis
Bursera multifolia
Bursera multijuga
Bursera nesopola
Bursera odorata
Bursera occulta
Bursera palaciosii
Bursera palmeri
Bursera penicillata (DC.) Engl.
Bursera ribana
Bursera ruticola
Bursera rzedowski
Bursera sarcopoda
Bursera sarukhanii
Bursera schlechtendalii Engl.
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. – Gumbo-limbo
Bursera staphyleoides
Bursera stenophylla
Bursera submoniliformis
Bursera suntui
Bursera tecomaca
Bursera tomentosa
Bursera tonkinensis Guillaum.
Bursera trifoliolata
Bursera trimera
Bursera vasquezyanesii
Bursera vejar-vazquezii
Bursera velutina
Bursera xochipalensis

list sources : ^[2] ^[3]

Formerly placed here

Canarium paniculatum (Lam.) Benth. ex Engl. (as B. paniculata Lam.)
Protium serratum (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl. (as B. serrata Wall. ex Colebr.)^[3]

Gallery

Bursera penicillata trunks
Bursera penicillata fruits and leaves
Bursera penicillata trunk

References

^ "Genus: Bursera Jacq. ex L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
^ ^a ^b Becerra, Judith X.; D. Lawrence Venable (2008). Rees, Mark (ed.). "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}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ ^a ^b "GRIN Species Records of Bursera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

External links

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[GRIN-1] "Genus: Bursera Jacq. ex L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

[Becerra1-2] Becerra, Judith X.; D. Lawrence Venable (2008). Rees, Mark (ed.). "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}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[GRINSpecies-3] "GRIN Species Records of Bursera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-18.

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