Maxburretia Explained

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=122270 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.