Burasaia Living Plant image: RABEVOHITRA 4404 Credit: Pete Lowry

Reference(s): Diels, L. (1931)

Status: this genus has been assessed for the following:

- Species in Fl. Madag: not published

- Accepted published species: 4 endemic

- Estimated undescribed species: 2 endemic

- Estimated total species: 6 endemic

- Indigenous species endemism: 100%

Additional taxonomic work: in progress

Species level data entry: complete

Note: We have drawn extensively on the MSc thesis of Andoni F.B. Westerhaus (Univ. Missouri-Saint Louis, 2000), which recognised 4 published species and 1 new (as yet unpublished) species.

Contributed/compiled by: P.B. Phillipson & R. Ortiz

Updated on: 20 Nov. 2007

Lower Taxa:

• Burasaia australis Scott-Elliot
• Burasaia congesta Decne.
• Burasaia gracilis Decne.
• Burasaia madagascariensis DC.