''Burchardia congesta'' is a
perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
herb in the family
Colchicaceae
Colchicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes 15 genera with a total of about 285 known species according to Christenhusz and Byng in 2016.
Description
The family is characterized by the presence of colchicine.
Taxonomy
The APG III ...
, and is native to
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
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Taxonomy
''Burchardia congesta'' was first described by John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...
in 1840.[ The name has not been revised, and there are no synonyms.][
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Origin of name
The genus ''Burchardia
''Burchardia'' is a genus of herbs that are endemic to Australia. The genus is named for Johann Heinrich Burkhardt, a German botanist.
; Species
* '' Burchardia bairdiae'' Keighery
* '' Burchardia congesta'' Lindl.
* '' Burchardia monant ...
'' is named for German botanist Johann Heinrich Burckhardt.[''Burchardia umbellata''.]
Australian Native Plants Society. (gives derivation of genus name) The species name ''congesta'' is Latin for "piled up, crowded".[Online Latin dictionary - congestus]
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References
External links
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Australasian Virtual Herbarium - Occurrence data for ''Burchardia congesta''
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congesta
Monocots of Australia
Angiosperms of Western Australia
Root vegetables
Plants described in 1840
Taxa named by John Lindley