Bursera fagaroides Engl.

Fragrant bursera (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Bursera

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 5-10 m tall. The trunk is swollen and has reddish bark that peels off. The leaves are compound with 5-11 leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are white and can be single or in clusters. They are at the ends of branches. The fruit are brown and triangle shaped. They are 6 mm long and split open to release a reddish seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in drier areas. It needs a sunny position and can tolerate light frosts.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

An oil from the wood is used to flavour baked goods, frozen dairy products, candy, puddings and drinks.
Uses environmental use essential oil fuel gum material medicinal oil poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Bug) (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Scorpion (unspecified), Sting(Scorpion) (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Bursera fagaroides leaf picture by Wendy Gabriela Martínez Jiménez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bursera fagaroides flower picture by Mauricio León Carreño (cc-by-sa)
Bursera fagaroides flower picture by Mauricio León Carreño (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bursera fagaroides world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Bursera fagaroides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127124-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576174
COL ID 5X5SF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bursera fagaroides f. ramosissima Bursera obovata Bursera purpusii Terebinthus odorata Commiphora inaguensis Elaphrium covillei Elaphrium fagaroides Elaphrium obovatum Elaphrium odoratum Elaphrium purpusii Elaphrium tenuifolium Bursera covillei Bursera fagaroides Bursera odorata Bursera schaffneri Bursera tenuifolia Amyris fagaroides Amyris ventricosa Elaphrium lonchophyllum Elaphrium schaffneri Terebinthus tenuifolia Terebinthus fagaroides Terebinthus schaffneri Bursera fagaroides f. bourgeauana Bursera fagaroides var. elongata Bursera fagaroides var. purpusii Bursera fagaroides f. crenulata Bursera fagaroides f. elliptica Bursera fagaroides var. fagaroides Bursera lonchophylla