Bursera shaferi - Description of this species, with photographs of the tree, shoots, leaves and bark. Bursera simaruba - Description of this species, with photographs of the tree, leaves, shoots, fruit and bark. Elephant Trees - Information and photographs of these trees with swollen trunks, adapted for desert life, Bursera microphylla and Pachycormus discolor. Bursera simaruba: Gumbolimbo - Several photographs and a description of this tree, the bark of which is believed to have anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Bursera microphylla - Two photographs of the Elephant Tree. Bursera hindsiana - General information and classification. Bursera microphylla - General information and classification. Bursera fagaroides - General information and classification. Bursera simaruba: Gumbo-limbo - Tree identification fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form.