Burseraceae
Fragrant bursera
Bursera fagaroides
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Bursera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 芬芳橄榄, 芬芳裂榄
- English
- Fragrant bursera
- Spanish
- Cuajiote
Synonyms
- Amyris fagaroides Spreng.
- Amyris ventricosa La Llave ex Schltdl.
- Bursera aptera Ramírez
- Bursera covillei (Rose) Engl.
- Bursera fagaroides f. bourgeauana Engl.
- Bursera fagaroides f. crenulata Engl.
- Bursera fagaroides f. elliptica Engl.
- Bursera fagaroides f. ramosissima Engl.
- Bursera fagaroides var. elongata McVaugh & Rzed.
- Bursera fagaroides var. fagaroides
- Bursera fagaroides var. purpusii (Brandegee) McVaugh & Rzed.
- Bursera lonchophylla Sprague & L.Riley
- Bursera obovata Turcz.
- Bursera odorata Brandegee
- Bursera purpusii Brandegee
- Bursera schaffneri S.Watson
- Bursera tenuifolia Rose
- Elaphrium covillei Rose
- Elaphrium fagaroides Kunth
- Elaphrium lonchophyllum (Sprague & L.Riley) J.G.Ortega
- Elaphrium obovatum (Turcz.) Rose
- Elaphrium odoratum (Brandegee) Rose
- Elaphrium purpusii (Brandegee) Rose
- Elaphrium schaffneri (S.Watson) Rose
- Elaphrium tenuifolium Rose
- Terebinthus fagaroides (Kunth) W.Wight ex Rose
- Terebinthus odorata (Brandegee) Rose
- Terebinthus schaffneri (S.Watson) Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ra'ike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.