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The genus Bursera is in the family Burseraceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Bursera

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Bursera acutifolia Sieber ex Steud.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera altijuga Rzed., Calderón & Medina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera amplifolia Rusby	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera angustata Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera aptera Ramírez	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera aracouchilii Baill.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera arida (Rose) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera ariensis (Kunth) McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera aromatica Proctor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera aspleniifolia Brandegee	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera attenuata (Rose) L.Riley	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera beandou Baill.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera bicolor (Willd. ex Schltdl.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera biflora (Rose) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera bipinnata (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera bolivarii Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera bonetii Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera brunea (Urb.) Urb. & Ekman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera carana (Humb.) Baill.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera cerasiifolia Brandegee	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera chemapodicta Rzed. & E.Ortíz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera cinerea Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera citronella McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera collina Brandegee	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera confusa (Rose) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera copallifera (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera coyucensis Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera crenata Paul G.Wilson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera cuneata (Schltdl.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera denticulata McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera discolor Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera diversifolia Rose	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera dubia Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera epinnata (Rose) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera eracouchii Baill. ex Laness.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera esparzae Rzed., Calderón & Medina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera excelsa (Kunth) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera fagaroides (Kunth) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera filicifolia Brandegee	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera fragilis S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera fragrantissima Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera frenningiae Correll	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera galeottiana Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera glabra (Jacq.) Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera glabrifolia (Kunth) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera glauca Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera gracilipes Urb. & Ekman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera grandifolia (Schltdl.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23	1
Bursera heliae Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera heptaphylla C.Wright	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera heteresthes Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera heterophylla Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera hindsiana (Benth.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera hindsiana Brandegee	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera hintonii Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera hollickii (Britton) Fawc. & Rendle	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera howellii Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera icicariba Baill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera infernidialis Guevara & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera inopinata Bullock	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera instabilis McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera inversa Daly	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera isthmica Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera itzae Lundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera karsteniana Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera karwinskii Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera kerberi Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera klugii (J.Macbr.) J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera krusei Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera lancifolia (Schltdl.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera laurihuertae Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera laxiflora S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera laxiflora Kuntze	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera linanoe (La Llave) Rzed., Calderón & Medina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera littoralis León de la Luz & Pérez Navarro	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera longipes (Rose) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera lunanii (Spreng.) C.D.Adams & Dandy ex Proctor	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera macrostachya Turcz.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera macvaughiana Cuevas & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera madrigalii Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera martae J.Jiménez Ram. & Cruz Durán	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera medranoana Rzed. & E.Ortíz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera microphylla A.Gray	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera mirandae C.A.Toledo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera morelensis Ramírez	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera morelensis Ramirez	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bursera morelensis ramirez x schlechtendalii Engl.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bursera multifolia (Rose) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera multijuga Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera nashii (Britton) Urb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera occulta McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera oerstedii (Standl.) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera ovalifolia (Schltdl.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera ovata Urb. & Ekman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera palaciosii Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera palmeri S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera panamensis Pittier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera paradoxa Guevara & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera penicillata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera permollis Standl. & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera pontiveteris Rzed., Calderón & Medina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera ribana Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera roseana Rzed., Calderón & Medina	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera rupicola León de la Luz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera rzedowskii C.A.Toledo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera sarcopoda Paul G.Wilson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera sarukhanii Guevara & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera schlechtendalii Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera sellowii Turcz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera shaferi (Britton & P.Wilson) Urb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera silviae Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera simplex Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera spinescens Urb. & Ekman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera standleyana L.O.Williams & Cuatrec.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera staphyleoides McVaugh & Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera stenophylla Sprague & L.Riley	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera submoniliformis Engl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera subpubiscens Rose	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Bursera subtrifoliata (Rose) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera suntui C.A.Toledo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera tacahamaca Baill.	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera tecomaca (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera toledoana Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera tomentosa (Jacq.) Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera tonkinensis Guillaumin	Unresolved		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera trifoliolata Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera trimera Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera vazquezyanesii Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera vejar-vazquezii Miranda	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera velutina Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera xochipalensis Rzed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23
Bursera xolocotzii Guevara	Accepted		WCSP (in review)	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 375 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Bursera. Of these 120 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 29 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Bursera. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 375 species names for the genus Bursera recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	120	32.0%
◕	Synonym	219	58.4%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	36	9.6%

All names

The status of the 404 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Bursera recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	121	30.0%
◕	Synonym	247	61.1%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	36	8.9%

Of the species names,

• 2 are recorded as invalid
• 2 are recorded as illegitimate
• 2 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 375 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Bursera, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	117	206	0	0	323	86.1%
	Low confidence	3	13	0	36	52	13.9%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Bursera is as follows: