Bursera glabrifolia
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Bursera glabrifolia 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 glabriofolia as "macho" or male copal, which they like less than Bursera bipinnata, which they refer to as "Hembra" or female copal.
Copal is the wood most commonly used by the woodcarvers in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The woodcarvers refer to Bursera glabriofolia as "macho" or male copal, which they like less than Bursera bipinnata, which they refer to as "Hembra" or female copal.