Burseraceae

Bursera Jacq. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 471 (1762), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, California, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1993 Salinas T., A.; Flores F., G. [7345] Mexico K000080711 No
Jan 1, 1948 Carter, A.; Alexander, A.M.; Kellogg, L. [2018] Mexico K000080613 No
May 1, 1940 Eyerdam, W.J. [8757] El Salvador K000374260 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7698] Mexico K000080714 No
Hinton, G.B. [4183] Mexico K000080708 No
Mason, H.L. [I90l] Mexico K000080611 No
Anthony, A.W. Mexico K000080609 No
McVaugh, R. [16147] Mexico K000080740 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12553] Mexico K000080748 No
Castellanos, C.; Biggs, N.; Fabriani, F.; Frisby, S.; Galvis, L.M.; Haigh, A.; Kiltgaard, B.B.; Lewis, G.P.; Lucas, E. [734] Colombia K001906966 Yes
Ridsdale, C. E. [2412] Papua New Guinea K001635602 Yes
McVaugh, R. [22132] Mexico K000081309 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12691] Mexico K000080749 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14581] Mexico K000081332 No
[M. Fadyan] [s.n.] Jamaica K005112506 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7332] Mexico K000080716 No
McVaugh, R. [21839] Mexico K000081328 No
Hinton, G.B. [4378] Mexico K000080709 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13164] Mexico K005112352 Yes
Diguet, M.L. Mexico K000080725 No
Pringle, C.G. Mexico K000080608 No
Pringle, C.G. [2332] Mexico K000080723 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6512] Mexico K000080720 No
Hinton, G.B. [813] Mexico K000080706 No
Pringle, C.G. [2572] Mexico K000080705 No
Hinton, G.B. [3787] Mexico K000081336 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12652] Mexico K000080746 No
MacDougall, T. [4] Mexico K000080728 No
McVaugh, R. [14918] Mexico K000080734 No
Coulter, T. [876] Mexico K000081331 No
Hinton [3787] Mexico K005112505 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8700] Mexico K000080637 No
Gentry, H.S. [4127] Mexico K000080612 No
Howell, J.T. [8402] Mexico K000080614 No
McVaugh, R. [15034] Mexico K000080739 No
McVaugh, R. [21851] Mexico K000081327 No
McVaugh, R. [22076] Mexico K000081310 No
Langlassé, E. [1050] Mexico K000080729 No
Rose, J.N. [1756] Mexico K000080726 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7699] Mexico K000080713 No
McVaugh, R. [21977] Mexico K000081311 No
McVaugh, R. [15136] Mexico K000080736 No
McVaugh, R. [14954] Mexico K000080731 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12557] Mexico K000080719 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14045] Mexico K000080717 No
McVaugh, R. [21924] Mexico K000081305 No
McVaugh, R. [18967] Mexico K000080732 No
Rico, L.; Martínez S., E. [977] Mexico K000080738 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7795] Mexico K000080742 No
McVaugh, R. [20213] Mexico K000080730 No
Wilbur, R.L.; Wilbur, C.R. [1419] Mexico K000080735 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7296] Mexico K000080718 No
[Sihier] [36] Mexico K005112351 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7733] Mexico K000080743 No
Wright, C. [2278] Cuba K000530891 Unknown Type Material Yes
McVaugh, R. [21875] Mexico K000081325 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12133] Mexico K000080722 No
Coulter [1509] Mexico K005112503 Yes
McVaugh, R. [21843] Mexico K000081335 No
Wilbur, R.L.; Wilbur, C.R. [1633] Mexico K000080741 No
MacDougall, T. [10] Mexico K000080727 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7569] Mexico K000080715 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11459] Mexico K000080712 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7729] Mexico K000080744 No
McVaugh, R. [22130] Mexico K000081307 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13267] Mexico K000080710 No
Harris, W. [9591] Jamaica K005112508 Yes
McVaugh, R. [21880] Mexico K000081326 No
McVaugh, R. [21874] Mexico K000081324 No
Rose, J.N. [1490] Mexico K000081330 No
McVaugh, R. [15126] Mexico K000080733 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12587] Mexico K000081333 No
Gaumer, G.F. Mexico K000081238 No
McVaugh, R. [15579] Mexico K000081334 No
Hinton [3765] Mexico K005112495 Yes
Rico, L.; Martínez S., E. [969] Mexico K000080737 No
Harris, W. [10166] Jamaica K005112509 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3969] Mexico K000080707 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12575] Mexico K000080747 No
Hinton, G.B. [3927] Mexico K005112413 Yes
McVaugh, R. [22131] Mexico K000081308 No
Diguet, M.L. Mexico K000080724 No
Ibarra-Manríquez, G. [5820] Mexico K005112504 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6789] Mexico K000080721 No
Johnston, I.M. [3597] Mexico K000080610 No
Harris, W. [9326] Jamaica K005112507 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9199] Mexico K000080745 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005112581 Yes
McVaugh, R. [21887] Mexico K000080638 No
McVaugh, R. [21889] Mexico K000081329 No
Palmer, E. [99] Mexico K000080704 No
McVaugh, R. [21915] Mexico K000081306 No

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • 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