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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.
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A number of species from tropical [[Asia]] were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus [[Protium (plant)|''Protium'']]
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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.
 
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.
 
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==Cultivation==
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| name = ''Bursera''
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===Propagation===
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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===Pests and diseases===
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
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| familia = [[Burseraceae]]
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| genus = '''''Bursera'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]] ex [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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'''''Bursera''''' is a genus of about 40 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Burseraceae]], native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the [[Americas]], from the southern [[United States]] south to northern [[Argentina]]. A number of species from tropical [[Asia]] sometimes included in the genus are now treated in the separate genus ''[[Protium (plant)|Protium]]''.
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The species are [[shrub]]s and small to medium-sized [[tree]]s up to 25 m tall.
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== Species ==
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*''[[Bursera aloexylon]]'' <font size=1>(Schiede ex Schltdl.) Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera arida]]''
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*''[[Bursera aptera]]''
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*''[[Bursera arborea]]''
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*''[[Bursera atenuata]]''
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*''[[Bursera aspleniifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera bicolor]]''
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*''[[Bursera biflora]]''
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*''[[Bursera bipinnata]]''
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*''[[Bursera bolivarii]]''
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*''[[Bursera bonetti]]''
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*''[[Bursera cerasifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera chemapodicta]]''
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*''[[Bursera cinera]]''
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*''[[Bursera citronella]]''
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*''[[Bursera compacta]]''
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*''[[Bursera copallifera]]''
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*''[[Bursera coyucensis]]''
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*''[[Bursera crenata]]''
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*''[[Bursera cuneata]]''
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*''[[Bursera delpechiana]]'' <font size=1>Poiss. ex Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera denticulata]]''
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*''[[Bursera discolor]]''
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*''[[Bursera diversifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera epinnata]]''
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*''[[Bursera excelsa]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera fagaroides]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font>
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**''Bursera fagaroides elong.''
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*''[[Bursera filicifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera fragantissima]]''
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*''[[Bursera fragilis]]''
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*''[[Bursera galeottiana]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera glabrifolia]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera grandifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera graveolens]]'' <font size=1>(Kunth) Triana & Planch.</font>
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*''[[Bursera heteresthes]]''
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*''[[Bursera hindsiana]]''
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*''[[Bursera hintonii]]''
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*''[[Bursera infiernidialis]]''
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*''[[Bursera instabilis]]''
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*''[[Bursera isthmica]]''
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*''[[Bursera heliae]]''
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*''[[Bursera kerberii]]''
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*''[[Bursera krusei]]''
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*''[[Bursera lancifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera laurihuertae]]''
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*''[[Bursera laxiflora]]''
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*''[[Bursera leptophloeos]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera longpipes]]''
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*''[[Bursera macvaughiana]]''
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*''[[Bursera malacophylla]]'' <font size=1>B.L.Rob.</font>
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*''[[Bursera medranoana]]''
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*''[[Bursera microphylla]]'' <font size=1>A.Gray</font>
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*''[[Bursera mirandae]]''
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*''[[Bursera morelensis]]''
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*''[[Bursera multifolia]]''
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*''[[Bursera multijuga]]''
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*''[[Bursera nesopola]]''
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*''[[Bursera odorata]]''
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*''[[Bursera occulta]]''
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*''[[Bursera palaciosii]]''
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*''[[Bursera palmeri]]''
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*''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' <font size=1>(DC.) Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera ribana]]''
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*''[[Bursera rzedowski]]''
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*''[[Bursera ruticola]]''
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*''[[Bursera sarcopoda]]''
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*''[[Bursera sarukhanii]]''
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*''[[Bursera schlechtendalii]]'' <font size=1>Engl.</font>
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*''[[Bursera simaruba]]'' <font size=1>(L.) Sarg.</font>
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*''[[Bursera staphyleoides]]''
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*''[[Bursera stenophylla]]''
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*''[[Bursera submoniliformis]]''
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*''[[Bursera suntui]]''
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*''[[Bursera tecomaca]]''
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*''[[Bursera tomentosa]]''
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*''[[Bursera tonkinensis]]'' <font size=1>Guillaum.</font>
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*''[[Bursera trifoliolata]]''
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*''[[Bursera trimera]]''
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*''[[Bursera vasquezyanesii]]''
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*''[[Bursera vejar-vazquezii]]''
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*''[[Bursera velutina]]''
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*''[[Bursera xochipalensis]]''
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==Gallery==
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*''[[Bursera aloexylon]]'' (Schiede ex Schltdl.) Engl.
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*''[[Bursera excelsa]]'' (Kunth) Engl.
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*''[[Bursera fagaroides]]'' (Kunth) Engl.
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*''[[Bursera galeottiana]]'' Engl.
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*''[[Bursera glabrifolia]]'' (Kunth) Engl.
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*''[[Bursera graveolens]]'' (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
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*''[[Bursera leptophloeos]]'' Engl.
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*''[[Bursera microphylla]]'' A.Gray
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*''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' (DC.) Engl.
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*''[[Bursera schlechtendalii]]'' Engl.
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*''[[Bursera simaruba]]'' (L.) Sarg.
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The genus is named after the German botanist [[Joachim Burser]] (1583-1649).
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<gallery perrow=5>
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) trunks at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7219.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' trunks
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File:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) fruits & leaves at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7070.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' fruits & leaves
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File:Bursera citronella (syn B delpichiana) trunk at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7071.jpg|''[[Bursera penicillata]]'' trunk
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==References==
 
==References==
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1816 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Bursera'']
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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