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Copal tree (copal santo)

Bursera bipinnata

One of the main sources of white ceremonial copal in Mexico, tapped in the dry forests of Morelos, Guerrero and Puebla.

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Bursera bipinnata
FamilyBurseraceae
OrderSapindales
HabitSmall tree of Mexican dry forest
GBIF occurrence records2,583

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • Mexico 2,171
  • El Salvador 69
  • Guatemala 51
  • Honduras 6
  • Zimbabwe 2

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.