This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica and Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to fourteen centimetres in diameter, the small tree from 120 to 300 centimetres height. The flowers are crème over yellow to maroonish. Named after: Joachim Burser, German/Danish botanist (1583-1639). The species is named after Prof. Dr. Diederich F. L. von Schlechtendal, 1794-1866, a German botanist.

