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Gumbo limbo tree

bursera simaruba

Photo by auntnance123
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28.3883, -80.6036

Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted on the banks of the Banana River

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Bursera simaruba

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Comments (4)
glbnoah109
According to wiki, the burera simaruba has shiny dark red bark.
Ashish
Is it endangered.. as I see on net info..?
auntnance123
AshishNimkar, I've edited the spotting to include a reference. The smooth bark intrigues me. It is native to the southeast US, but is common farther south. In Costa Rica we saw many trees that were planted as fences--farmer's fences. This tree is growing on the beachside of our area, but it will not weather the cold where I live on the mainland.
Ashish
I do not able to study the tree in this picture, but its a super shot..I like to know more information from you about this tree.
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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