Burseraceae
Bursera

Bursera excelsa (Kunth) Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 57 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Honduras. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Sousa, M. [6166] Mexico K000080920 No
Jan 1, 1963 McVaugh, R. [15219] Mexico K000080910 No
Jan 1, 1963 McVaugh, R. [15384] Mexico K000080911 No
Jan 1, 1963 McVaugh, R. [15330] Mexico K000080912 No
Palmer, E. [987] Mexico K000080892 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14542] Mexico K000080901 No
McVaugh, R. [21850] Mexico K000080907 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10852] Mexico K000080900 No
McVaugh, R. [14987] Mexico K000080909 No
McVaugh, R. [21858] Mexico K000080914 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10354] Mexico K000080918 No
MacDougall, T. [13] Mexico K000080888 No
McVaugh, R. [21751] Mexico K000080908 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14565] Mexico K000080902 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12591] Mexico K000080898 No
McVaugh, R. [21847] Mexico K000080913 No
McVaugh, R. Mexico K000080915 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7723] Mexico K000080919 No
Palmer, E. [432] Mexico K000080890 Type Yes
MacDougall, T. [9] Mexico K000080887 No
McVaugh, R. [21905] Mexico K000080916 No
McVaugh, R. [21895] Mexico K000080906 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12600] Mexico K000080895 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10851] Mexico K000080894 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10869] Mexico K000080899 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10788] Mexico K000080896 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10937] Mexico K000080893 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12592] Mexico K000080897 No
MacDougall, T. [17] Mexico K000080917 No
MacDougall, T. [15] Mexico K000080889 No
González O., J. [413] Mexico Bursera excelsa var. acutidens K000080904 No
McVaugh, R. [15556] Mexico Bursera excelsa var. acutidens K000080905 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [16010] Mexico Bursera excelsa var. acutidens K000080891 No
McVaugh, R. [15877] Mexico Bursera excelsa var. acutidens K000080903 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images