Maxburretia

Maxburretia
Maxburretia furtadoana in habit , Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Maxburretia
Furtado
Synonyms[1]
  • Liberbaileya Furtado
  • Symphyogyne Burret

Maxburretia is a genus of three rare species of palms found in southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.[1] The genus is named in honor of Max Burret, (1883 – 1964) a German botanist.[2][3][4][5]

  • Maxburretia furtadoana J.Dransf. - southern Thailand
  • Maxburretia gracilis (Burret) J.Dransf - southern Thailand, Langkawi Islands
  • Maxburretia rupicola (Ridl.) Furtado - Selangor

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  4. ^ Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  5. ^ Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.