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Bursera penicillata Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Bursera

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk can be 50-70 cm across. The leaves have 8-9 leaflets along the stalk. They have rounded teeth along the edge.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.5 - 12.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In India it occurs in the Western and Eastern Ghats. It grows in semi-arid regions.
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Semi-arid tropical deciduous forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses essential oil food material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (leaf), Catarrh (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified)
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
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Images

Bursera penicillata unspecified picture

Distribution

Bursera penicillata world distribution map, present in India and Mexico

Conservation status

Bursera penicillata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127199-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576291
COL ID 6964K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bursera inopinata Bursera penicillata Bursera pilosa Terebinthus penicillata Elaphrium mexicanum Elaphrium penicillatum Elaphrium pilosum Bursera mexicana Amyris penicillata Terebinthus pilosa Terebinthus mexicana Bursera graveolens var. pilosa
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