What is "bursera simaruba"

gumbo-limbo \gumbo-limbo\ n. A tropical American tree ( Bursera simaruba) yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes.

Syn: Bursera simaruba.

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 the southeasternmost United States (southern Florida) south through Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Jinotega and Venezuela. An example habitat of occurrence is in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatán, where it is a subdominant plant species to mangroves.