Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Burseraceae - Myrrh family

Literature

Wild, H. (1963) Burseraceae FZ 2(1)

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) alternate, imparipinnate or 1-2-foliolate, often congested at branch ends. Flowers unisexual or (rarely) bisexual. Ovary superior, 2-5-locular. Fruit a drupe.

Worldwide: 17 genera and 540 species, tropics, especially America and NE Africa.

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Links to genera: (2)

GenusContent
Canarium L.
Commiphora Jacq.Description

Other sources of information about Burseraceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Burseraceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Burseraceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=40, retrieved 3 September 2010

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