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Internal ID UUID64400e56c434b572401391
Scientific name Bursera suntui
Authority C.A.Toledo
First published in Biótica 9: 446 (1984 publ. 1985)

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Common products:
- Aromatic oleoresin (resin) harvested by tapping the trunk; steam-distilled essential oil; heartwood and sapwood for timber; leaves and branches as minor fuelwood.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Resin used as a natural varnish resin and base for incense and adhesives in regional crafts. Essential oil employed as a fragrance in soaps and detergents.

Wood and fiber:
- Light to medium-density wood used locally for carpentry, turned objects, tool handles, and small construction. Potential as a fiber source is not established.

Properties relevant to use:
- Resin is a complex mixture of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes; essential oil shows terpenoid-rich composition (e.g., α-pinene, limonene), conferring volatility and solvent properties conducive to varnish formulations and fragrance applications. Wood exhibits favorable density and workability typical of Bursera timbers, with consistent grain and finish characteristics suitable for carpentry and turned products.

Standards and regulation:
- Compliance with regional standards for natural resins (e.g., Varnish resin; NF 64-002) and wood products (e.g., CE marking for solid wood components) applies where products are marketed. National food/fragrance regulations govern the use of essential oils in consumer products.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Resin is extracted by localized tapping; sustainable harvest rates are not standardized but informal management is practiced to avoid tree mortality. Timber is harvested from managed or secondary-growth trees; oleoresin production is viewed as a lower-impact alternative to logging for livelihood and cultural uses.

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000576332
Tropicos 50337638
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273575-2
The Plant List kew-2687663
Open Tree Of Life 841937
NCBI Taxonomy 80329
IUCN Red List 137373952
IPNI 273575-2
iNaturalist 276394
GBIF 3993908

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Fruit Size and Structure of Zoochorous Trees: Identifying Drivers for the Foraging Preferences of Fruit-Eating Birds in a Mexican Successional Dry Forest Almazán-Núñez RC, Alvarez-Alvarez EA, Sierra-Morales P, Rodríguez-Godínez R Animals (Basel) 23-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8697955
doi:10.3390/ani11123343
PMID:34944120
Oxygenated verticillene derivatives from Bursera suntui. García-Gutiérrez HA, Cerda-García-Rojas CM, Hernández-Hernández JD, Román-Marín LU, Joseph-Nathan P Phytochemistry 01-Nov-2008
doi:10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
PMID:18952247
Verticillane derivatives from Bursera suntui and Bursera kerberi. Hernández-Hernández JD, Román-Marín LU, Cerda-García-Rojas CM, Joseph-Nathan P J Nat Prod 01-Nov-2005
doi:10.1021/NP050323E
PMID:16309306

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(12-Hydroxy-8,12,15,15-tetramethyl-4-bicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-dienyl)methyl acetate 73981756 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(C(C2(C)C)CC1)(C)O)COC(=O)C 348.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
(1S,3E,7E,11S,12S)-4,8,12,15,15-pentamethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-dien-12-ol 92000846 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(C(C2(C)C)CC1)(C)O)C 290.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
(1S,3Z,7E,11R)-(+)-verticilla-3,7,12(18)-triene 15939522 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(=C)C(C2(C)C)CC1)C 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
(1S,3Z,7E,11S,12S)-(+)-verticilla-3,7-dien-12,20-diol 20-acetate 5326321 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(C(C2(C)C)CC1)(C)O)COC(=O)C 348.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
(1S,3Z,7E,11S,12S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-8,12,15,15-tetramethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-dien-12-ol 5324497 Click to see 306.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
(1S,5S,8Z,11S,14S)-8-(hydroxymethyl)-14,15,15-trimethyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-8-ene-5,14-diol 102031323 Click to see 322.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
(4E,8E,11S)-4,8,14,15,15-pentamethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-1(14),4,8-triene 135082972 Click to see 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
(7,12-Dihydroxy-12,15,15-trimethyl-8-methylidene-4-bicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-3-enyl)methyl acetate 163010083 Click to see 364.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
[(1S,3Z,7S,11S,12S)-7,12-dihydroxy-12,15,15-trimethyl-8-methylidene-4-bicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-3-enyl]methyl acetate 163010084 Click to see CC(=O)OCC1=CCC2CCC(C(C2(C)C)CCC(=C)C(CC1)O)(C)O 364.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
4-(Hydroxymethyl)-8,12,15,15-tetramethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-dien-12-ol 73981755 Click to see 306.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
4,8,12,15,15-Pentamethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-dien-12-ol 620816 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(C(C2(C)C)CC1)(C)O)C 290.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
4,8,12,15,15-Pentamethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7,12-triene 73115868 Click to see 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
4,8,14,15,15-Pentamethylbicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-1(14),4,8-triene 85382130 Click to see 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
4,8,15,15-Tetramethyl-12-methylidenebicyclo[9.3.1]pentadeca-3,7-diene 73200959 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CCC2CCC(=C)C(C2(C)C)CC1)C 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP050323E
8-(Hydroxymethyl)-14,15,15-trimethyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[9.3.1]pentadec-8-ene-5,14-diol 162912401 Click to see 322.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
Verticilla-3,7,12(13)-triene 101382707 Click to see 272.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(15-Hydroxy-4,15,16,16-tetramethyl-5-oxatricyclo[10.3.1.04,6]hexadec-9-en-9-yl)methyl acetate 163016639 Click to see 364.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
(1S,4S,6S,9Z,12S,15S)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,15,16,16-tetramethyl-5-oxatricyclo[10.3.1.04,6]hexadec-9-en-15-ol 102031322 Click to see 322.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
[(1S,4S,6S,9Z,12S,15S)-15-hydroxy-4,15,16,16-tetramethyl-5-oxatricyclo[10.3.1.04,6]hexadec-9-en-9-yl]methyl acetate 163016640 Click to see 364.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013
9-(Hydroxymethyl)-4,15,16,16-tetramethyl-5-oxatricyclo[10.3.1.04,6]hexadec-9-en-15-ol 162867107 Click to see 322.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2008.09.013

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