Elephant Trees, Copales, and Cuajiotes: A Natural History of Bursera

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Physical Setting: Mexico’s Mountain Ranges and Climate
2. American Tropical Deciduous Forests
3. Bursera Through Time: The Advantages of Being at the Right Place at the Right Time
4. Bursera’s Anatomical and Physiological Adaptations to the Land
	To Exfoliate or Not to Exfoliate, That Is the Question
	Succulence
	Leaves, the Most Variable Trait of Bursera
5. Bursera Leaves and Their Interactions with Leaf Devourers
6. Bursera Reproductive Traits, or a Genus with Confused Sexuality
	Reproductive Systems
	Flowers
	Fruits
7. Bursera and People
	Resins
	Essential Oil
	Bursera Wooden Artifacts
	Other Uses
8. Where Burseras Grow
9. How to Grow Burseras
10. Systematics and Taxonomy
	Bursera Belongs to the Burseraceae
	Evolutionary Relationships Within the Genus
11. Bursera: Genus and Species Descriptions
12. Index of Plants by Major Leaf Traits and Location
Glossary
References
Index
About the Authors