Burchardia congesta

Burchardia congesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Liliales
Family:Colchicaceae
Genus:Burchardia
Species: B. congesta
Binomial name
Burchardia congesta

Burchardia congesta is a perennial herb in the Colchicaceae family, and is native to Western Australia.[3][4][5]

Taxonomy

Burchardia congesta was first described by John Lindley in 1840.[1][2] The name has not been revised, and there are no synomyms.[5]

Origin of name

The genus Burchardia is named for German botanist Johann Heinrich Burckhardt.[6] The species name congesta is Latin for "piled up, crowded".[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Burchardia congesta Lindl". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Lindley, J. (1840) A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: lviii.
  3. ↑ "Burchardia congesta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. ↑ Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for Burchardia congesta
  5. 1 2 Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Burchardia congesta.Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. ↑ Burchardia umbellata. Australian Native Plants Society. (gives derivation of genus name)
  7. ↑ Online Latin dictionary - congestus
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