| Author: |
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler,
1880 | |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
| Origin: |
C + S-W Mexico |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
25 Centimetres |
| Height: |
6 Metres |
| Flower: |
Deep Magenta/White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Elaphrium bicolor,
Willd. ex Schltdl.,1843.
Terebinthus bicolor, Rose, 1906.
Amyris bicolor, Willd. ex Engl. 1883. |
This member of the Burseraceae
family
was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1880. It is found in
central and south-western Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to
25 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to six metres in height. The flowers are deep magenta with white edges.
The
genera is named after: Joachim Burser, German/Danish botanist,1583-1639.
The species name for the two coloured flowers. |
