Elephant Tree

	Elephant Tree Elephant tree is a common name for several plants with swollen stems and may refer to: * ''Boswellia papyrifera'', a species in the family Burserceae native to northeastern Africa * ''Bursera microphylla ''Bursera microphylla'', known by the common name elephant tree in English or 'torote' in Spanish, is a tree in genus ''Bursera''. It grows into a distinctive sculptural form, with a thickened, water-storing or caudiciform trunk. It is found in ...'', a species in the family Burserceae native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico * '' Operculicarya decaryi'', a species in the family Anacardiaceae native to Madagascar, and cultivated for bonsai * '' Pachycormus discolor'', a species in the family Anacardiaceae native to Baja California {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Boswellia Papyrifera ''Boswellia papyrifera'', also known as the Sudanese frankincense, is a species of flowering plant and frankincense that is native to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. The tree is cultivated in Ethiopia because of its valuable resin. The incense Incense is aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt. The term is used for either the material or the aroma. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, religious worship, aromatherapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also b ... is characterized by a fresh lemon-pine scent and is therefore highly esteemed. In Ethiopia where it is called ''itan zaf'', it comes in semi-translucent yellow tears. The gum resin of ''Boswellia papyrifera'' coming from Ethiopia, Sudan and eastern Africa is believed to be the main source of frankincense of antiquity. Chemical constituents In studies conducted on the chemical properties of the oleo-gum resin of ''B. papyrifera'', it was shown to contain a high concentration of octyl acetate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bursera Microphylla ''Bursera microphylla'', known by the common name elephant tree in English or 'torote' in Spanish, is a tree in genus ''Bursera''. It grows into a distinctive sculptural form, with a thickened, water-storing or caudiciform trunk. It is found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Distribution ''Bursera microphylla'' is the most northerly member of the Burseraceae in North America and also perhaps the most xeromorphic (desert-adapted) species within the genus as it thrives in the extremely arid desert hills and mountains in northwest Sonora. This tree is native to northwestern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas) and the southwestern United States (southern California and Arizona; especially in desert regions. This species can be found within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Sonoran Desert National Monument, El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Operculicarya Decaryi ''Operculicarya decaryi'', known as elephant tree or jabily, is a thick stemmed succulent plant species in the family Anacardiaceae, named after the botanical collector Raymond Decary. It is found in Madagascar and is also grown as a bonsai tree. It has small (less than 2 mm) red flowers in winter. The inflorescence is at the end of short branches and often consist of about five flowers. Woody cuttings need a soil mixture kept uniformly moist for propagation. It can also be propagated using pieces of the tuberous Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing s ... roots. It is drought tolerant and does well in full sun in most places. It cannot tolerate freezing conditions. References http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Operculicarya_decaryi.htm Anacardiaceae Taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]