Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Gumbo Limbo

Bursera simaruba

Spanish: Palo mulato

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. Bursera simaruba are prevalent in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatán, where it is a subdominant plant species to mangroves.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Burseraceae

Local records31 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records18,371 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-04-27 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-27 — observation by neftali8994
2026-04-26 — observation by naturazihua-24
2026-04-26 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-24 — observation by antonio_perez2
2026-01-04 — observation by robertomartinezangeles

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/bursera-simaruba/, 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.