Bursera
Bursera simaruba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Bursera Jacq. ex L.[1]
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 forests habitats.

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

Species [link]

list sources : ^{[2] [3]}

Formerly placed here [link]

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

Gallery [link]

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  Bursera penicillata trunks

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  Bursera penicillata fruits and leaves

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  Bursera penicillata trunk

References [link]

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External links [link]

• Picture of a Bursera fagaroides bonsai
• "Bursera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28763. 

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