Bursera gummifera Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 471. 1762, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 2554.

Replaced synonym: Pistacia simaruba L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 55. 1983): [icon] " Terebinthus major, betulae cortice, fructu triangulari " in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 89, t. 199, f. 1, 2. 1725. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 6: 104, 105 (BM-SL) .

Generitype of Bursera Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. ( Burseraceae).

Note: Bursera Linnaeus, nom. cons. vs. Simarouba Boehm.; Elaphrium Jacq.

Bursera gummifera L. is a superfluous name for Pistacia simaruba L. (1753) .