Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 272 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Burchardia umbellata R.Br.

• Comment: See comments by Rehder et al., Kew Bull. (1935) 394, re conservation. Nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 968).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 845 [basionym]

basionym of: Reya Kuntze nom. rej.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 272 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 559 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 185, 197 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Named after Dr Henry Burchard, an early promoter of the natural system of grouping plants.

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 106 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After J.H. Burchard, M.D. an English botanist."

Rehder, A., Weatherby, C.A., Mansfield, R. & Green, M.L. (1935), Conservation of later generic homonyms. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1935(6-9): 393-394 [secondary reference]

• Text: "In view of the fact that Burchardia R. Br. has been generally accepted and the previous homonym or homonyms are synonyms, its conservation is recommended."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 186 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Reya Kuntze nom. rej.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 438 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 81 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 100 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Macfarlane, T.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Burchardia. Flora of Australia 45: 405-406 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Reya Kuntze nom. rej.

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Colchicaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 785-786 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 173 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 35-36 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 369 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Reya Kuntze nom. rej.

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Colchicaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 109 [secondary reference]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 684 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 395 [secondary reference]

Nordenstam, R.B. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Colchicaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 184 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 258 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Burckhardia T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Reya Kuntze nom. rej.

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 128 [secondary reference]

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