Burmanniaceae

Burmannia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 287 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 11
  • Jonker, Monogr. Burmanniac. 57 (1938).
  • Sp. Pl. 287 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Jonker in Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks. Univ. Utrecht 5 : 57 (1938).
  • L. Gen. Pl., ed.5: 139 (1754).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 287 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C.H. Wright in F.T.A. 7: 11 (1897)
  • G.P. 3(2): 457 (1883)
  • Geerinck in F.C.B., Burmanniaceae: 3 (1970)
  • H. Perrier in Fl. Madag. 48: 2 (1946)
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 179 (1968)
  • Jonker in Med. Bot. Mus. Rijksuniv. Utrecht 51: 57 (1938)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 139 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 287 (1753)
  • in Fl. Cap. 5(3): 2 (1913)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 25, 1999 Scott Elliot, G.F. [2112] Madagascar K000432365 Type Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. Thailand K003635787 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16425] Zambia K:SPC-06430.000 No
Baron, R. [1561] Madagascar K000432368 Type Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. Thailand K003635788 Yes
Brummitt, D.; Chisumpa, R.M.; Polhill [14085] Zambia K:SPC-40431.000 No
Brass, L.J. [27006] Papua New Guinea K003635999 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2652] Zambia K:SPC-03670.000 No
Cheng, S.K.; David, B.; Leti, M.; Drouart, N.; Mandeau, A. Cambodia K003635784 Yes
Johns, R.J. [9157] K:SPC-64291.000 No
Markus, G.; Ubaldus, M. [SAN152211] Malaysia K003635919 Yes
Vermeulen, J.J. [2465] Indonesia K003635920 Yes
Richards, H.M. [9324] Zambia K:SPC-22387.000 No
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [18528] Colombia K003636344 Yes
Rees, T.; Reeve, T. [63] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-46233.000 No
Richards, H.M. Zambia K:SPC-18211.000 No
Garrett, H.B.G. K003635786 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 9005] Burma K001132093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M. [22891] Brazil K:SPC-72767.000 No
Baron, R. [1049] Madagascar K000432366 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. Zimbabwe K:SPC-23507.000 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Chayamarit, K.; Middleton, D.J.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. Thailand K003635785 Yes
Wild, H. [2948] Zimbabwe K:SPC-03671.000 No
Leppard, M. [1044] Brazil K:SPC-37079.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [36132] Nigeria K:SPC-23504.000 No
Williamson; Simon [557] Zambia K:SPC-32980.000 No
de Heyder, E.A. Tanzania K003636115 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 9005] K001132094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10926] Tanzania K:SPC-24434.000 No
Dransfield, S.; Dransfield, J.; Boyce, P.C. [956] Brunei K003635921 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 9005] K001132092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. Zambia K:SPC-22388.000 No
Baldwin, J.T. [13038] Liberia K:SPC-23505.000 No
McDowell, T.; Funk, V.A.; Tiwari, S. [1701] Guyana K003636302 Yes
Richards, H.M. [4707] Zambia K:SPC-22389.000 No
Poulsen, A.D. [1633] Borneo K:SPC-72484.000 No
s.coll. K003635766 Yes
Gerard, W.J. [s.n.] Madagascar K000432367 Type Yes
Dransfield, S.; Dransfield, J.; Boyce, P.C. [957] Brunei K003635922 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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