Bursera fagaroides

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Bursera fagaroides
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Status TNC G5.svg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Bursera
Species:
B. fagaroides
Binomial name
Bursera fagaroides
(Kunth) Engl. 1880
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Elaphrium fagaroidesKunth 1824
  • Amyris fagaroidesSpreng.
  • Amyris ventricosaLa Llave ex Schltdl.
  • Bursera covillei(Rose) Engl.
  • Bursera inaguensisBritton
  • Bursera lonchophyllaSprague & L.Riley
  • Bursera obovataTurcz.
  • Bursera odorataBrandegee
  • Bursera purpusiiBrandegee
  • Bursera schaffneriS.Watson
  • Commiphora inaguensis(Britton) M.Moncada Ferrera
  • Elaphrium covilleiRose
  • Elaphrium inaguense(Britton) Rose
  • Elaphrium lonchophyllum(Sprague & Riley) J.G.Ortega
  • Elaphrium obovatum(Turcz.) Rose
  • Elaphrium odoratum(Brandegee) Rose
  • Elaphrium purpusii(Brandegee) Rose
  • Elaphrium schaffneri(S.Watson) Rose
  • Elaphrium tenuifoliumRose
  • Terebinthus fagaroides(Kunth) Rose
  • Terebinthus inaguensisBritton
  • Terebinthus odorataRose
  • Terebinthus schaffneri(S. Watson) Rose
  • Terebinthus tenuifolia(Rose) Rose

Bursera fagaroides is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bursera known by the common names torchwood copal and fragrant bursera. [2] It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca, and its range extends just into Arizona in the United States, although some sources suggest that it may now be extirpated in Arizona. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

This plant is a shrub or tree growing up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall. The trunk is swollen, with peeling red-tinged bark. The leaves are pinnate, each made up of 5 to 11 leaflets. The flowers are borne singly or in clusters at the ends of branches and are white, sometimes with a yellow or greenish tint. The gray-brown triangular fruit is about 6 millimeters long and splits open when ripe to release a reddish seed.

Bursera fagaroides is similar in appearance to the elephant tree (Bursera microphylla), but can be differentiated by its longer, narrower leaflets. [2]

This plant grows in the scrub of the Sonoran Desert. Farther south in Mexico it can be found in arroyos in subtropical scrub habitat. It is found in shallow soils and rocky substrates, often limestone. [2]

The seeds are consumed by birds such as the white-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus), and the grey catbird (Dumetella carolinensis). [5]

This species is grown as an ornamental plant and can be sculpted into bonsai. [2]

Uses

In Mexico, the gum from the tree has been used in treating scorpion stings and insect bites. [6]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Bursera fagaroides (Kunth) Engl.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bursera fagaroides. Archived 2014-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Plant Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  3. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Ortiz-Pulido, R. and V. Rico-Gray. (2006). Seed dispersal of Bursera fagaroides (Burseraceae): The effect of linking environmental factors. The Southwestern Naturalist 51(1) 11-21.
  6. Standley, Paul C.; Blake, S. F. (1923). "Trees and Shrubs of Mexico (Oxalidaceae-Turneraceae)". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Washington, D.C.: Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. 23 (3): 549. JSTOR   23492504.

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