Maxburretia is a genus of three rare species of palms found in southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The genus is named in honor of Max Burret, (1883–1964) a German botanist.Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
Maxburretia furtadoana J.Dransf. – southern Thailand Maxburretia gracilis (Burret) J.Dransf – southern Thailand, Langkawi Islands Maxburretia rupicola (Ridl.) Furtado – Selangor
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