Burtonia
| Burtonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Mirbelieae |
| Genus: | Burtonia R.Br. |
Burtonia is a genus in the pea family, Fabaceae. Some authorities treat the genus as synonymous with Gompholobium.
It was named after botanist and surveyor David Burton.[1]
References
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto. CRC world dictionary of plant names. CRC Press. p. 378.
- "Burtonia R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Burtonia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 17, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.