''Bursera simaruba'', commonly known as gumbo-limbo, copperwood, chaca, and turpentine tree, is a tree species in the family Burseraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas from South Florida to Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Jinotega and Venezuela. ''Bursera simaruba'' are prevalent in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatán, where it is a subdominant plant species to mangroves.
Similar species: Sapindales
Uploaded Feb 7, 2019. Captured Jan 30, 2019 12:13 in Gumbo Limbo Trail, Florida, USA.