Bursera lancifolia

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Bursera lancifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Bursera
Species:B. lancifolia
Binomial name
Bursera lancifolia
(Schltdl.) Engl. 1880
Synonyms [1]

Bursera lancifolia is a Mexican species of trees in the frankincense family in the soapwood order. It is widespread in western Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. [2] [3] [4]

Burseraceae family of plants

The Burseraceae are a moderate-sized family of 17-19 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants. The actual numbers differ according to the time period in which a given source is written describing this family. The Burseraceae are also known as the torchwood family, the frankincense and myrrh family, or simply the incense tree family. The family includes both trees and shrubs, and is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Sapindales order of plants

Sapindales is an order of flowering plants. Well-known members of Sapindales include citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem.

Sonora State of Mexico

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora, is one of 31 states that, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of United Mexican States. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo. Sonora is bordered by the states of Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south. To the north, it shares the U.S.–Mexico border with the states of Arizona and New Mexico, and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California.

Bursera lancifolia is a small tree. Leaves are pinnately compound with 3-7 leaflets, hairless with small teeth along the edges. [5]

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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: 248 as Elaphrium goldmani