Bursaria

Taxobox
name = "Bursaria"

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image_caption = "Bursaria spinosa"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Pittosporaceae
genus = Bursaria"
genus_authority = Cav.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Bursaria" is a genus of large shrubs and small trees which are native to Australia.The genus was first described by Antonio Cavanilles in 1797. The name is derived from the Latin word "bursa" (purse) which relates to the shape of its seed capsules.

Species include:
*"Bursaria calcicola" L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
*"Bursaria incana" Lindl.
*"Bursaria longisepala" Domin
*"Bursaria occidentalis" E.M.Benn.
*"Bursaria reevesii" L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
*"Bursaria spinosa" Cav. (Sweet Bursaria or Blackthorn)
*"Bursaria tenuifolia" F.M.Bailey

References

*APNI | name = "Bursaria" Cav. | id = 15867
* [http://asgap.org.au/b-spin.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Bursaria spinosa]