Bursera (Sturtevant, 1919)

Burseraceae. AMERICAN GUM TREE. INDIAN BIRCH.

American tropics. An infusion of the leaves is occasionally used as a domestic substitute for tea.

Brazil. The tree is said to have edible, aromatic fruit. It yields the elemi of Brazil.

Java. This plant is the tingulong of the Javanese, who eat the leaves and fruit.