Bursera
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Bursera

elephant tree
fragrant bursera
gumbo limbo

Hierarchical position of the Genus Bursera

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Rosidae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 264. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   SuperOrdo  Rutanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 311. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Burserales Baskerville
pub. Aff. Pl.: 102. 1839.
  
   Familia  Burseraceae Kunth
pub. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 2: 346. Jul 1824, nom. cons.
  
   Subfamilia  Burseroideae Link
pub. Handbuch 2: 127. Jan-Aug 1831.
   Tribus  Bursereae DC.
pub. Prodr. 2: 75. mid Nov 1825.
   Genus  Bursera Jacq. ex L.
pub. (1762)
common name: bursera

Named members of the Genus Bursera

1
   Species  fagaroides (Kunth) Engl.
 
2
   Varietas  elongata McVaugh & Rzed.
common name: fragrant bursera
3
   Species  microphylla Gray
common name: elephant tree
4
   Species  odorata auct. non Brandeg.
syn. Bursera fagaroides var. elongata
5
   Species  simaruba (L.) Sarg.
common name: gumbo limbo

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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