Bursera graveolens, known in Spanish as palo santo ('sacred wood'), is a species of wild tree in the family Burseraceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, northwestern South America from Venezuela to Peru, and the Galápagos Islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Incense tree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amphipterygium adstringens
- Bursera tomentosa
- Bursera excelsa
- Bursera penicillata
- Bursera lancifolia
- Bursera cuneata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Bursera
- Species
- Bursera graveolens
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