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Herbarium specimen: Bursera simaruba

Taxon:Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
confirmed by Elbert L. Little 1961

Gumbo-limbo. Scientific name obscured on label

Collected by:Elbert L. Little
Collection date:4/9/1950
Locality:Florida (USA), Miami-Dade County, Matheson Hammock County Park, Hammock (tropical evergreen hardwood forest. Alt 10ft. Slope level. Matheson Hammock Park, 10 mi SW of Miami
Institution:Florida State University (FSU)
Accession number:90188
Image:Bursera simaruba herbarium specimen from Matheson Hammock County Park, Miami-Dade County in 1950 by Elbert L. Little.
collector's number:13808
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Bark reddish brown to greenish, smooth, thin, slightly fissured and in papery layers. Tree. 40ft

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Documented by hollyrebecca on 29th April 2015.

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