| Bursera fagaroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Bursera von Jacquin ex Linnaeus |
| Species: | B. fagaroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursera fagaroides |
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Bursera fagaroides is a species of tree within the genus Bursera.[1] B. fagaroides is native to the Americas in warm Temperate deciduous forest plant community habitats of the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome. It lives in regions with extended dry seasons, especially deserts.
Bursera fagaroides is similar in appearance to its genus relative Bursera microphylla, the 'Elephant tree.' However Bursera microphylla, with notably longer and more acute leaflets, differentiates from this species. [2] Both have distinctive sculptural multi-trunk forms with age, especially visible during drought deciduous periods.
Photograph: Bursera fagaroides bonsai specimen.