gumbo-limbo
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bark
- In tree: Tree bark
…smooth, copper-coloured covering of the gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba) to the thick, soft, spongy bark of the punk, or cajeput, tree (Melaleuca leucadendron). Other types of bark include the commercial cork of the cork oak (Quercus suber) and the rugged, fissured outer coat of many other oaks; the flaking, patchy-coloured barks…
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classification
- In Burseraceae: Major genera and species
The gumbo-limbo, or incense tree (B. simaruba), has light reddish brown wood that is used for fishing floats; its fragrant resin is used in incense. It and other members of Bursera are exploited for turpentine or elemi (an oily resin) in tropical America.
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uses
- In Sapindales: Burseraceae
Likewise, Bursera simaruba (gumbo-limbo, or incense tree) and other members of Bursera are exploited for turpentine or elemi (an oily resin) in tropical America. Some contain such large amounts of resin and burn so fiercely that they are known as torchwoods. Canarium strictum (Indian black dammar tree) and…
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