Burckella

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Tribus: Isonandreae
Genus: Burckella
Species: B. banikiensis – B. erythrophylla – B. fijiensis – B. hillii – B. macropoda – B. magusum – B. obovata – B. parvifolia – B. polymera – B. poolei – B. richii – B. sorei – B. thurstonii
Name

Burckella Pierre, Not. Bot.: 3 (1890)

Type species: Burckella obovata (G.Forst.) Pierre, Not. Bot.: 4 (1890)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Schefferella Pierre, Not. Bot.: 4 (1890)
Cassidispermum Hemsl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6: 208 (1892)
Chelonespermum Hemsl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6: 205 (1892)

References

Pierre, J.B.L. (1890) Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 1: 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Burckella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Feb. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Burckella. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 14 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Burckella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Feb. 14.

Burckella is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1890.[2][4]

Burckella is native to New Guinea, the Indonesian Province of Maluku, and the islands of Papuasia east of New Guinea.[3]

Species[3]

Burckella banikiensis - Solomon Islands
Burckella erythrophylla - Papua New Guinea
Burckella fijiensis - Fiji
Burckella hillii - Fiji
Burckella macropoda - Papua New Guinea
Burckella magusum - West New Guinea
Burckella obovata - Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Vanuatu
Burckella parvifolia - Fiji
Burckella polymera - West New Guinea
Burckella poolei - Maluku, New Guinea
Burckella richii - Fiji, Tonga, Samoa
Burckella sorei - Solomon Islands
Burckella thurstonii - Fiji

References

lectotype designated by Pennington, T. D. 1991. Gen. Sapotaceae 160. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Tropicos, Burckella Pierre
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis . 1890. Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 1: 3