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n. - Genus of tropical new world shrubs and trees, some valued for timber or resins.

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  • The forested areas are dominated by tree species such as Bursera copallifera, B. palmeri, B. bipinnata, Ipomoea intrapilosa, I. Murucoides, Ceiba aesculifolia, Euphorbia...
  • The nod is also there on the epic 'Bursera' which could be something from the
  • 'Bursera' is probably the centrepiece here - it's certainly where the simple idea of two intertwined guitars is pushed to its seam-bursting logical limit.
  • BRADLEY, C.E. and HAAGEN-SMIT, A.J. (1951) The essential oil of Bursera microphylla.
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