Bursera simaruba
Balsam Tree, Gum Tree
Other regional names: Gum Elemi +3 more
- Gum Elemi
- Gumbo Limbo
- Lime Tree
- Terpentine Tree
Also known as: Bursera bonairensis Bold. +15 more
- Bursera bonairensis Bold.
- Bursera gummifera L.
- Bursera gummifera var. glabrata Griseb.
- Bursera gummifera var. polyphylla DC.
- Bursera integerrima (Tul.) Triana & Planch.
- Bursera panamensis Pittier
- Bursera simaruba var. yucatanensis Lundell
- Bursera subpubescens (Rose) Engl.
- Burseria gummifera (L.) Jacq.
- Elaphrium integerrimum Tul.
- Elaphrium simaruba (L.) Rose
- Elaphrium subpubescens Rose
- Icicariba simaruba M.Gómez
- Pistacia simaruba L.
- Terebinthus arborea Rose
- Terebinthus simaruba (L.) W.Wight ex Rose
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Burseraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Bursera simaruba (commonly known as Balsam Tree or Gum Tree) is a tree belonging to the Burseraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.