Burchardia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Burchardieae

Genus: Burchardia
Species: B. bairdiae – B. congesta – B. monantha – B. multiflora – B. rosea – B. umbellata
Name

Burchardia R.Br. (1810)

Type species: B. umbellata R.Br. (1810)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia,

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van Diemen: 272.

Burchardia is a genus of herbs that are endemic to Australia.[1] The genus is named for Johann Heinrich Burkhardt, a German botanist.[2]

Species[1]

Burchardia bairdiae Keighery
Burchardia congesta Lindl.
Burchardia monantha Domin
Burchardia multiflora Lindl.
Burchardia rosea Keighery
Burchardia umbellata R.Br. (milkmaids)

The last of these occurs in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland; the other five are endemic to Western Australia.
References

"Burchardia ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
"Burchardia ". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2008.

Footnotes

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Australian Native Plants Society