Mexican Lavender
Bursera penicillata
Also known as Mexican Linaloe
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bursera penicillata
- Genus
- Bursera
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Often cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Mexico
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Burseraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Burseraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Mexican Lavender
Mexican Lavender (Bursera penicillata) is a tree belonging to the Burseraceae family (Bursera Family). It is typically found in often cultivated. Native to Mexico, it is distributed across Introduced elsewhere. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-August.

Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Mexican Lavender belongs to the Burseraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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