Bursera excelsa
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400e4ea2aa1010863096 |
| Scientific name | Bursera excelsa |
| Authority | Engl. |
| First published in | Monogr. Phan. 4: 57 (1883) |
Description Top
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It is a small, evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown and a short, thick trunk. The bark is smooth and grayish-brown, and the leaves are small and leathery. The flowers are small and yellow, and the fruit is a small, round, yellow-green drupe.
Bursera excelsa, commonly known as the copal, is a species of evergreen tree native to the Pacific coast of Mexico. It has a short, thick trunk and a dense, rounded crown with smooth, grayish-brown bark. Its small, leathery leaves are accompanied by small, yellow flowers and yellow-green drupe fruits.
Bursera excelsa, commonly known as the copal, is a species of evergreen tree native to the Pacific coast of Mexico. It has a short, thick trunk and a dense, rounded crown with smooth, grayish-brown bark. Its small, leathery leaves are accompanied by small, yellow flowers and yellow-green drupe fruits.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Amyris elegans | Willd. ex Engl. | Monogr. Phan. 4: 57 (1883) |
| Bursera acutidens | Sprague & L.Riley | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 169 (1923) |
| Bursera excelsa var. acutidens | (Sprague & L.Riley) McVaugh & Rzed. | Kew Bull. 18: 346 (1965) |
| Bursera excelsa var. favionalis | McVaugh & Rzed. | Kew Bull. 18: 346 (1965) |
| Bursera excelsa var. favonialis | McVaugh & Rzed. | Kew Bull. 18: 346 1965 |
| Bursera sphaerocarpa | Sprague & L.Riley | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 170 (1923) |
| Elaphrium excelsum | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 30 (1824) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Arabic | بورسيرة باسقة |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Central America
- Guatemala
- Honduras
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Central America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000576169 |
| Tropicos | 4700370 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127123-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2687516 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 784633 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 80298 |
| IUCN Red List | 144315954 |
| IPNI | 127123-1 |
| iNaturalist | 209880 |
| GBIF | 7286730 |
| USDA GRIN | 8166 |
| Wikipedia | Bursera_excelsa |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review on Lignans from Mexican Bursera spp. | Marcotullio MC, Curini M, Becerra JX | Molecules | 08-Aug-2018 |
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| Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Fragrant Mexican Copal (Bursera spp.) | Gigliarelli G, Becerra JX, Curini M, Marcotullio MC | Molecules | 12-Dec-2015 |
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| Biology of Blepharida-group flea beetles with first notes on natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 an endemic flea beetle from southern India (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) | Prathapan KD, Chaboo CS | Zookeys | 21-Dec-2011 |
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| Germacrene D, A Common Sesquiterpene in the Genus Bursera (Burseraceae) | Noge K, Becerra JX | Molecules | 15-Dec-2009 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In public collections | 0 |