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Gumbo-limbo
Bursera simaruba
19.1817, -88.4791
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take in the jungle.the common Mayan name is Chaka
Bursera simaruba is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 30 m tall, with a diameter of one meter or less at 1.5 meters above ground[3]. The bark is shiny dark red, the leaves are spirally arranged and pinnate with 7-11 leaflets, each leaflet broad ovate, 4–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad.
Habitat:
Native to tropical regions of the Americas from the southeasternmost United States (southern Florida) south through Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil and Venezuela
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Bursera simaruba
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012
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