Burseraceae

Torchwood Family

(The native tree in our area called Torchwood, Amyris elemifera, is in the Rutaceae.)

By: George Rogers

According to LON, about 16 genera and 600 widespread tropical species of usually dioecious woody plants having alternate pinnately compound leaves. Flowers numerous, small, with a nectar disc, sepals twice as many as petals. Pistil with 3 carpels.

Plants listed in the manual include:

Bursera simaruba

Amyris elemifera