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'''''Bursera''''', named after the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[botanist]] [[Joachim Burser]] (1583-1639) is a genus with about 100 described species<ref name = Becerra1>{{cite journal| quotes = no| last = Becerra| first = Judith X.| coauthors = D. Lawrence Venable| year = 2008| title = Sources and Sinks of Diversification and Conservation Priorities for the Mexican Tropical Dry Forest| journal = PLoS ONE| volume = 3| issue = 10| pages = e3436| doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0003436| url = http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003436}}</ref> of flowering [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s varying in size upwards to 25 m. high. They are native (often for many species [[endemism|endemic]]) to the [[Americas]], from the southern [[United States]] south through to northern [[Argentina]], in tropical and warm temperate forests [[habitat]]s. A number of species from tropical [[Asia]] were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus [[Protium (plant)|''Protium'']] {{Inc| Bursera (Joachim Burser, a disciple of Caspar Bauhin). Burserficeae. Usually tall trees, with simple or pinnately compound Lvs.: fls. small, in clusters, 4-5-parted, with twice as many stamens as petals or sepals, and a 3-parted ovary containing 6 ovules: fr. a 3-parted drupe with usually only 1 seed.—About 40 species of trees in Trop. Amer. For B. serrata, see Protium. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== == Species == *''[[Bursera aloexylon]]'' <font size=1>(Schiede ex Schltdl.) Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera arida]]'' *''[[Bursera aptera]]'' *''[[Bursera arborea]]'' *''[[Bursera atenuata]]'' *''[[Bursera aspleniifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera bicolor]]'' *''[[Bursera biflora]]'' *''[[Bursera bipinnata]]'' *''[[Bursera bolivarii]]'' *''[[Bursera bonetti]]'' *''[[Bursera cerasifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera chemapodicta]]'' *''[[Bursera cinera]]'' *''[[Bursera citronella]]'' *''[[Bursera compacta]]'' *''[[Bursera copallifera]]'' *''[[Bursera coyucensis]]'' *''[[Bursera crenata]]'' *''[[Bursera cuneata]]'' *''[[Bursera delpechiana]]'' <font size=1>Poiss. ex Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera denticulata]]'' *''[[Bursera discolor]]'' *''[[Bursera diversifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera epinnata]]'' *''[[Bursera excelsa]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera fagaroides]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font> **''Bursera fagaroides elong.'' *''[[Bursera filicifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera fragantissima]]'' *''[[Bursera fragilis]]'' *''[[Bursera galeottiana]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera glabrifolia]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera grandifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera graveolens]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Triana & Planch.</font> *''[[Bursera heteresthes]]'' *''[[Bursera hindsiana]]'' *''[[Bursera hintonii]]'' *''[[Bursera infiernidialis]]'' *''[[Bursera instabilis]]'' *''[[Bursera isthmica]]'' *''[[Bursera heliae]]'' *''[[Bursera kerberii]]'' *''[[Bursera krusei]]'' *''[[Bursera lancifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera laurihuertae]]'' *''[[Bursera laxiflora]]'' *''[[Bursera leptophloeos]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera longpipes]]'' *''[[Bursera macvaughiana]]'' *''[[Bursera malacophylla]]'' <font size=1>B.L.Rob.</font> *''[[Bursera medranoana]]'' *''[[Bursera microphylla]]'' <font size=1>A.Gray</font> *''[[Bursera mirandae]]'' *''[[Bursera morelensis]]'' *''[[Bursera multifolia]]'' *''[[Bursera multijuga]]'' *''[[Bursera nesopola]]'' *''[[Bursera odorata]]'' *''[[Bursera occulta]]'' *''[[Bursera palaciosii]]'' *''[[Bursera palmeri]]'' *''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' <font size=1>(DC.) Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera ribana]]'' *''[[Bursera rzedowski]]'' *''[[Bursera ruticola]]'' *''[[Bursera sarcopoda]]'' *''[[Bursera sarukhanii]]'' *''[[Bursera schlechtendalii]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font> *''[[Bursera simaruba]]'' <font size=1>(L.) Sarg.</font> *''[[Bursera staphyleoides]]'' *''[[Bursera stenophylla]]'' *''[[Bursera submoniliformis]]'' *''[[Bursera suntui]]'' *''[[Bursera tecomaca]]'' *''[[Bursera tomentosa]]'' *''[[Bursera tonkinensis]]'' <font size=1>Guillaum.</font> *''[[Bursera trifoliolata]]'' *''[[Bursera trimera]]'' *''[[Bursera vasquezyanesii]]'' *''[[Bursera vejar-vazquezii]]'' *''[[Bursera velutina]]'' *''[[Bursera xochipalensis]]'' ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) trunks at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7219.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' trunks File:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) fruits & leaves at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7070.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' fruits & leaves File:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) trunk at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7071.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' trunk </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[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 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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