Bursera penicillata

Bursera penicillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Bursera
Species: B. penicillata
Binomial name
Bursera penicillata
(DC.) Engl. 1880
Synonyms[1]

Bursera penicillata is a Mexican species of trees in the Frankincense Family in the soapwood order. It is widespread in much of Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua to Oaxaca and Veracruz.[2][3][4]

Bursera penicillata is a small tree. Leaves are pinnately compound with 7-9 leaflets.[5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Bursera lancifolia (Schltdl.) Engl.
  2. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter distribution map, photos
  3. Rzedowski, J. & F. Guevara-Féfer. 1992. Familia Burseraceae. 3: 1–46. In J. Rzedowski & G. Calderón de Rzedowski (eds.) Flora del Bajío y Regiones Adyacentes. Instituto de Ecología A.C., Pátzcuaro
  4. McVaugh, R. & J. Rzedowski. 1965. Synopsis of the genus Bursera L. in western Mexico, with notes on the material of Bursera collected by Sessé & Mociño. Kew Bulletin 18(2): 317–382.
  5. Rose, Joseph Nelson 1911. North American Flora 25: 253 as Elaphrium penicillatum
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