Gumbo Limbo
Bursera simaruba
Plantae
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 50-100 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Tropical dry forest
- Range
- The Americas
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Gumbo Limbo is a tree found in swamps and coastal areas from Florida to Brazil. It sheds its bark yearly and uses the shed pieces to block sunlight.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Bursera
- Species
- Bursera simaruba