Bursera hollickii explained
Bursera hollickii is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica, and listed as critically endangered.
Bursera hollickii is a tree up to 6 meters tall with a trunk up to 25 cm in diameter. Bark is reddish-gray outside, red inside. Leaves are up to 12 cm long, clustered at the ends of twigs, thick and leathery with 3-7 leaflets. Flowers are in elongated racemes.[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
- The genus Terebinthus P. Br. in the West Indies . Britton . Nathaniel Lord . 1908 . Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . 35 . 341–2. as Terebinthus hollickii
- Daly . D.C. . 1993 . Notes on Bursera in South America, including a new species. Studies in Neotropical Burseraceae VII. . 45 . 3 . 240–6 . 10.2307/2807109 . Brittonia. 2807109 . 33934407 .
- Web site: Jamaica. Keron Campbell (Natural History Museum of. Jamaica. Institute of. Jamaica). 2020-08-25. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Bursera hollickii. 2020-12-13. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.