Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bursera grandifolia

Spanish: Palo mulato

Bursera grandifolia (Bursera grandifolia)
Photographed by karlos_osorio on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Bursera grandifolia is a Mexican species of trees in the frankincense family in the soapwood order. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Sonora to the Yucatán Peninsula, and found also in Central America as far south as Costa Rica. Most often recorded in Jul.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Burseraceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records643 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Bursera grandifolia (Bursera grandifolia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/bursera-grandifolia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.