Bursera simaruba
A species in the Burseraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Bursera
- Species
- Bursera simaruba
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1890
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Bursera simaruba. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bursera arboreaName author: (Rose) L.Riley
- Bursera bonairensisName author: Bold.
- Bursera gummiferaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Bursera gummifera var. glabrataName author: Griseb.
- Bursera gummifera var. polyphyllaName author: DC.
- Bursera integerrimaName author: (Tul.) Triana & Planch.
- Bursera simaruba var. yucatanensisName author: Lundell
- Bursera subpubescensName author: (Rose) Engl.
- Elaphrium arboreumName author: (Rose) Rose
- Elaphrium integerrimumName author: Tul.
- Elaphrium simarubaName author: (L.) Rose
- Elaphrium subpubescensName author: Rose
- Icicariba simarubaName author: M.Gómez
- Pistacia simarubaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Terebinthus arboreaName author: Rose
- Terebinthus simarubaName author: (L.) W.Wight ex Rose
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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