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Burseraceae
Bursera

not marked as a favorite taxon Bursera simaruba (Linnaeus) Sargent. Common name: Gumbo-limbo, Gum-elemi, Turpentine-tree, 'West Indian Birch'. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal hammocks, rockland hammocks, shell middens, pine rocklands. Distribution: FL peninsula (from Volusia County on the east coast and Hillsborough County on the west coast, south to s. FL); West Indies; Mexico, Central and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA13, K4, Mex, S13, WH3; = Elaphrium simaruba (L.) Rose — S; Pistacia simaruba Linnaeus. Basionym: Pistacia simaruba L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Bursera simaruba - FNA13

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image #1 of Bursera simarubano rights reserved, uploaded by natalie source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Bursera simaruba© Alan Cressler: Bursera simaruba, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Turner River Calusa Shell Mounds Everglades National Park Collier, County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Bursera simaruba© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Bursera simaruba© Jay Horn source
image #5 of Bursera simaruba© Liszak Kristály, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Liszak Kristály source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Bursera simaruba© Jay Horn source
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image #10 of Bursera simaruba© Alan Cressler: Bursera simaruba, Tropical Hardwood, Hammock Turner, River Calusa Shell Mounds, Everglades National Park, Collier County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source
image #11 of Bursera simaruba© Bruce A. Sorrie
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