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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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image of plantno rights reserved, uploaded by natalie | Bursera simaruba source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bursera simaruba, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Turner River Calusa Shell Mounds Everglades National Park Collier, County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Bursera simaruba source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Bursera simaruba | Original Image ⭷

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