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Bursera bipinnata
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B. bipinnata
Binomial name
Bursera bipinnata
(Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Engl. 1881
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Amyris bipinnata Moc. & Sessé ex DC. 1825
  • Bursera bipinnata var. ovatifolia Donn.Sm.
  • Bursera elemifera (Royle) Baill.
  • Bursera gracilis Engl.
  • Bursera tenuifolia Engl. ex Kuntze
  • Bursera verapacensis Pittier
  • Elaphrium bipinnatum (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Schltdl.
  • Elaphrium elemiferum Royle
  • Elaphrium gracile (Engl.) Rose
  • Elemifera bipinnata (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Kuntze
  • Terebinthus bipinnata (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) W.Wight ex Rose
  • Terebinthus gracilis (Engl.) Rose

Bursera bipinnata is a Mesoamerican species of trees widespread across Mexico and Central America from Chihuahua to Honduras.[2]

Bursera bipinnata is one of two species commonly referred to as copal. Copal is the wood most commonly used by the woodcarvers in Oaxaca, Mexico. The woodcarvers refer to Bursera glabrifolia as "macho" or male copal, which they like less than Bursera bipinnata, which they refer to as "Hembra" or female copal.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Bursera bipinnata (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Engl.
  2. ^ a b McVaugh, R., and J. Rzedowski. 1965. Synopsis of the Genus Bursera L. in Western Mexico, with Notes on the Material of Bursera Collected by Sessé & Mociño. Kew Bulletin, 18(2): 317-382.
  3. ^ Chibnik, M. (2003) Crafting tradition: The making and marketing of Oaxacan wood carvings. Austin, TX" University of Texas.