Bursera Jacquin ex Linnaeus. Common name: Gumbo-limbo.
A genus of about 100 species, FL peninsula and sw. United States south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to n. South America.
References: Daly, Harley, Martínez-Habibe, & Weeks In Kubitzki (2011); Porter (2024b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Show full citations.
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