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Taxon:
Bursera simaruba
(L.) Sarg.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Bursera
Family:
Burseraceae
Nomen number:
310563
Place of publication:
Garden & Forest 3:260. 1890
Verified:
11/12/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pistacia simaruba
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Elaphrium simaruba
(L.) Rose
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Bursera+simaruba&quantity=1
Fournet, J.
1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
Gooding, E. G. et al.
1965. Flora of Barbados.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
McVaugh, R. & J. Rzedowski.
1965. Synopsis of the genus
Bursera
L. in western Mexico, with notes on the material of
Bursera
collected by Sessé & Mociño. Kew Bull. 18:354-355.
Moscoso, R. M.
1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds.
1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/FLOBA.htm
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Standley, P. C.
1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.
Note:
=
Elaphrium
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
West Indian-birch –
Reference(s)
French
bois de gommier blanc –
Reference(s)
Spanish
gumbo limbo –
Reference(s)
palo jiote –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Mexico)
palo mulato –
Reference(s)
Swedish
amerikanskt balsamträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Roraima
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida (s.)]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Anguilla
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amazonas, Roraima]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
boundary/barrier/support
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Environmental
ornamental
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Fuels
fuelwood
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Materials
gum/resin
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References