Bursera bipinnata

Species of flowering plant

Bursera bipinnata is a Mesoamerican species of trees widespread across Mexico and Central America from Chihuahua to Honduras.^[3]

Bursera bipinnata is one of two species commonly referred to as copal. Copal is the wood most commonly used by the woodcarvers in Oaxaca, Mexico. The woodcarvers refer to Bursera glabrifolia as "macho" or male copal, which they like less than Bursera bipinnata, which they refer to as "Hembra" or female copal.^[4][3]

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Bursera bipinnata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144311638A149011587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144311638A149011587.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. The Plant List, Bursera bipinnata (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Engl.
3. McVaugh, R.; Rzedowski, J. (1965). "Synopsis of the Genus Bursera L. in Western Mexico, with Notes on the Material of Bursera Collected by Sessé & Mociño". Kew Bulletin. 18 (2): 317–382. doi:10.2307/4109252. JSTOR 4109252.
4. Chibnik, Michael (2010) [First published 2003]. Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78266-2.