Burseraceae
Bursera

Bursera ovalifolia (Schltdl.) Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 40 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Costa Rica. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hinton, G.B. [4084] Mexico K005112438 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6141] Mexico K000081171 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7140] Mexico K000081166 No
Pringle, C.G. [8838] Mexico K000081159 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7830] Mexico K000081169 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10787] Mexico K000081163 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7299] Mexico K000081157 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7328] Mexico K000081168 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7831] Mexico K000081173 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7825] Mexico K000081167 No
Hinton, G.B. [730] Mexico K000081160 No
Pringle, C.G. [8838] Mexico K000081174 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10062] Mexico K000081172 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11731] Mexico K000081164 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12142] Mexico K000081162 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7801] Mexico K000081156 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7396] Mexico K000081170 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11588] Mexico K000081165 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11437] Mexico K000081158 No
Hinton, G.B. [4084] Mexico K000081161 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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