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Bursera simaruba

gumbo-limbo, tourist tree
  • Photo by: Kari Ruder, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

gumbo-limbo, tourist tree

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Bursera simaruba

Familia:

Burseraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

20-30 (60) ft tall by 20-30 (50) ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,green,NA

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Briefly deciduous in late winter or drought.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Plant as a specimen tree to show off its bronze-colored peeling bark. Also makes a good shade tree.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Cuttings and seed. Branches that are stuck into the ground can root, but those started from seed will have a better shape.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host for dingy purplewing ( Eunica monima )


Attracts bees and other insect pollinators

Kingbirds and other flycatchers eat the fruits ( IRC , Haehle and Brookwell 1999).

Hábitats nativos:

Moist hammocks, dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests, coastal uplands, urban areas

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This tree has a thick trunk and both the trunk and branches can twist into interesting shapes. The bark is red to bronze and peels. It's also called the tourist tree, who also may be reddish and peeling.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Gumbo-limbo. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Burssima ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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