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Bursera Aloexylon
''Bursera'' is a genus with about 100 described species of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to high. It is the type genus for Burseraceae. The trees 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 forest habitats. It is named after the 17th-century Denmark, Danish botanist Joachim Burser. Several Mexican species (such as ''Bursera aloexylon, B. aloexylon'' and ''Bursera delpechiana, B. delpechiana'') produce a type of wood known as ''linaloe'' (from Mexican Spanish , from Latin , ). They contain the aromatic oil linalool. A number of species from tropical Asia were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus Protium (plant), ''Protium''. The Bursera graveolens tree (also known as Palo Santo) belongs to this genus. Species list sources : Formerly placed here *''Canarium paniculatum'' (Lam.) Benth. ex Engl. (as ''B. pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Simaruba
''Bursera simaruba'', commonly known as gumbo-limbo, the tourist tree, copperwood, almácigo, chaca, West Indian birch, naked Indian, and turpentine tree, is a tree species in the family Burseraceae, native to the Neotropics, from South Florida to Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. ''Bursera simaruba'' is prevalent in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatán, where it is a subdominant plant species to the mangroves. In the United States, specimens may be found in the Gulf of Mexico along the western coast of Florida. Description ''Bursera simaruba'' is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 30 meters tall, with a diameter of one meter or less at 1.5 meters above ground.Foster (2007) The bark is shiny dark red, and the leaves are spirally arranged and pinnate with 7-11 leaflets, each leaflet broad ovate, 4–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad. Gumbo-limbo is semi-evergreen. In Florida, the tree is known by the common name the tourist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protium (plant)
''Protium'' is a genus of more than 140 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Burseraceae. It is native to the Neotropics from northern Mexico to Paraguay and southern Brazil, and to Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, the Philippines, Java, and New Guinea. The genus had been included in ''Bursera'', but is distinct. The species are usually small or medium-sized trees, but some can be large, up to tall. In their native range, some species are grown for timber, used as firewood, as medicinal plants, for their fruit, their resin (Copal) or in other cultural contexts. Species 151 species are accepted. * ''Protium acrense'' * ''Protium aguilarii'' * ''Protium aidanianum'' * ''Protium altissimum'' * ''Protium altsonii'' * ''Protium alvarezianum'' * ''Protium amazonicum'' * ''Protium amplum'' * ''Protium almecega'' March. * ''Protium apiculatum'' Sw. * ''Protium aracouchini'' * ''Protium araguense'' * ''Protium atlanticum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Chemapodicta
''Bursera'' is a genus with about 100 described species of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to high. It is the type genus for Burseraceae. The trees 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. It is named after the 17th-century Danish botanist Joachim Burser. Several Mexican species (such as '' B. aloexylon'' and '' B. delpechiana'') produce a type of wood known as ''linaloe'' (from Mexican Spanish , from Latin , ). They contain the aromatic oil linalool. A number of species from tropical Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ... were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus ''Protium''. The Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Cerasifolia
''Bursera cerasifolia'' is an uncommon North American species of trees in the Frankincense Family in the soapwood order. It has been found only in the State of Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ... in northwestern Mexico. ''Bursera cerasifolia'' is a shrub or small tree 4–8 meters tall. Leaves are simple (not compound), 4–6 cm long, usually crowded together at the tips of branches. Drupes are hairless and egg-shaped. as ''Elaphrium cerasifolium'' References {{Taxonb ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Bonetti
''Bursera'' is a genus with about 100 described species of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to high. It is the type genus for Burseraceae. The trees 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. It is named after the 17th-century Danish botanist Joachim Burser. Several Mexican species (such as '' B. aloexylon'' and '' B. delpechiana'') produce a type of wood known as ''linaloe'' (from Mexican Spanish , from Latin , ). They contain the aromatic oil linalool. A number of species from tropical Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ... were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus ''Protium''. The Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Bipinnata
''Bursera bipinnata'' is a Mesoamerican species of trees widespread across Mexico and Central America from Chihuahua to Honduras. ''Bursera bipinnata'' is one of two species commonly referred to as copal. Copal is the wood most commonly used by the woodcarvers in Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ..., Mexico. The woodcarvers refer to '' Bursera glabrifolia'' as "macho" or male copal, which they like less than ''Bursera bipinnata'', which they refer to as "Hembra" or female copal. References bipinnata Flora of Central America Flora of Mexico Plants described in 1825 Taxa named by Adolf Engler Taxa named by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle Taxa named by José Mariano Mociño Taxa named by Martín Sessé y Lacasta Woodcarving {{sapindales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Biflora
''Bursera'' is a genus with about 100 described species of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to high. It is the type genus for Burseraceae. The trees 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. It is named after the 17th-century Danish botanist Joachim Burser. Several Mexican species (such as '' B. aloexylon'' and '' B. delpechiana'') produce a type of wood known as ''linaloe'' (from Mexican Spanish , from Latin , ). They contain the aromatic oil linalool. A number of species from tropical Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ... were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus ''Protium''. The Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Aromatica
''Bursera aromatica'' is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ....Daly, D. C. 1993. Notes on ''Bursera'' in South America, including a new species. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae VII. Brittonia 45(3): 240–246. References Plants described in 1967 aromatica Vulnerable plants Endemic flora of Jamaica Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{sapindales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
