Burseraceae
Candletree
Dacryodes excelsa
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Dacryodes
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Candletree
- Korean
- 양초나무
Synonyms
- Amyris hexandra Ham.
- Bursera acuminata Willd.
- Dacryodes hexandra (Ham.) Griseb.
- Elemifera hexandra (Ham.) Kuntze
- Pachylobus hexandrus (Ham.) Engl.
- Pistacia occidentalis Baill.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.