Common Name
Copper wood, Gumbo limbo, Turpine tree
Family
BURSERACEAE
Select
Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Indio desnudo
- Grows up to 30m tall in grasslands, edges and used for living fences.
- Bark has been used as febrifuge, antiparasitic, antidiarrheal, astringent, antiseptic, antimicrobial, expectorant, diuretic.
- Fruits are eaten by monkeys and squirrels. Flower nectar is consumed by honeybees and stingless bees. PROPAGATION: Seeds and planting cut branches.