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Bursera simaruba, Sarg. (B. gummifera, Jacq.). Gumbo- Limbo or West Indian Birch. Lvs. odd-pinnate, with 3-5 pairs of Lfts.; Lfts. ovate, acute, membranous, smooth on both sides, entire, the netted veins prominent on the under side: fls. staminate and pistillate, appearing before the Lvs. or as they unfold, in knotty racemes somewhat resembling those of the choke cherry: fr. a drupe, with a 3-valved succulent rind and 3-5 nuts.—A tall tree with a straight trunk and spreading head, found in Fla., Mex., and Cent. Amer. and the W. Indies. Wood very light, speclfic gravity when dry 30; useless even for fuel; decays very rapidly. It yields a sweet, aromatic balsam, which is used in Trop. Amer. as a medicine for internal and external application; dried, it is known in the trade as Chibou, or Cachibou resin, or Gomart resin. It is known as a hardy greenhouse plant, and thrives in a compost of loam and peat. Prop, by cuttings under glass, with bottom heat.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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