Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-655.41.__
Bursera simaruba
English: Naked Indian; Tourist tree; Gumbo limbo.
Region: Florida, Mexico, Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil, United States.
Habitat: tropical; highly tolerant of high-intensity wind, hurricanes
Seeds: a source of food for birds.
Use: ornamental; resin for varnish, turpentine; tree as living fences, pioneer projects.
Botany
Tree; grows quickly, fast.
Stem: distinctive flaking red bark.