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Palo santo

I have a question. According to my sources, the palo santo tree is Bursera graveolens (Burseraceae family). However, "palo santo" is redirected here, and based on what little I know about palo santo, it sounds like it's the same tree. But the palo santo I'm talking about inhabits the Gran Chaco and is related to the frankincense tree. Is there a mistake somewhere, or is "palo santo" the common name for two unrelated species? Thanks for your help. --Pablo D. Flores 21:41, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's the problem with common names - I'm not at all surprised that there are more than one "palo santo". If you are happy with your sources, you should turn Palo santo into a disambiguation page. Guettarda 22:05, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]