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Scientific Name: Bursera simaruba Plant Family: Burseraceae Other Names: indio desnudo, jiote, chaca, chic-chica, birch, tourist tree |
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| The Gumbolimbo tree is also known as the tourist tree because of its characteristic peeling, red bark, which looks similar to a sunburned tourist. |
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| Gumbolimbo has many medical uses, including the treatment of snakebites, skin infections, and flues. It is also utilized as a treatment for the painful burning caused by the resin of the black poisonwood, or chechem tree. In fact, the trees are said to often grow close to one another. | |
