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Accession Data:

Bursera microphylla A. Gray

  • Common Name: Elephant Tree, Torote
  • Family: Burseraceae Kunth

  • Country of Origin: Arizona, Cal. NW Mexico

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198502785
  • Source: P. Rowling
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2214 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-15-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Sapindales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Burseraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Arizona / California / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Northeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, July 28, 2016.
  2. Bursera microphylla at USDA-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, July 28, 2016.
  3. Bursera microphylla at Encyclopedia of Trees. Last accessed on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

data regenerated on Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Burseraceae

  • Bursera fagaroides
  • Bursera hindsiana
  • Bursera microphylla
  • Bursera schlechtendalii
  • Bursera simaruba
  • Commiphora gileadensis
  • Commiphora sp.
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