Burtonia
Encyclopedia
Burtonia is a genus
in the pea family, Fabaceae
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Some authorities treat the genus as synonymous with Gompholobium
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It was named after David Burton
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the pea family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
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Some authorities treat the genus as synonymous with Gompholobium
Gompholobium
Gompholobium is a genus in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.The genus is endemic to Australia.Species include:*Gompholobium aristatum Benth.*Gompholobium aspalathoides A.Cunn...
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It was named after David Burton
David Burton (botanist)
David Burton was a botanist and surveyor in early colonial New South Wales.He arrived in the colony in 1791 as superintendent of convicts, and with a private commission to collect plant and seed specimens for Sir Joseph Banks...
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