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|familia=Pittosporaceae
 
|genus=Bursaria
 
|genus=Bursaria
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|taxo_author=Cav.
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|habit=tree
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|origin=Australia
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|lifespan=perennial
 
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'''''Bursaria''''' is a [[genus]] of large [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s which are native to [[Australia]].The genus was first described by [[Antonio José Cavanilles|Antonio Cavanilles]] in 1797. The name is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''bursa'' ([[purse]]) which relates to the shape of its seed capsules.
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Bursaria (Bursa, a pouch, alluding to the shape of the pods). Pitlosporaceae. Two species of shrubs with white fls. in clusters; sepals, petals and stamens each 5, the petals soon withering: fr. a2-loculed caps., in shape like that of the shepherd's purse.
 
Bursaria (Bursa, a pouch, alluding to the shape of the pods). Pitlosporaceae. Two species of shrubs with white fls. in clusters; sepals, petals and stamens each 5, the petals soon withering: fr. a2-loculed caps., in shape like that of the shepherd's purse.
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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Species include:
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*''[[Bursaria calcicola]]'' L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
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*''[[Bursaria incana]]'' Lindl. 
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*''[[Bursaria longisepala]]'' Domin
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*''[[Bursaria occidentalis]]'' E.M.Benn.
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*''[[Bursaria reevesii]]'' L.Cayzer, Crisp & I.Telford
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*''[[Bursaria spinosa]]'' Cav. (Sweet Bursaria or Blackthorn)
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*''[[Bursaria tenuifolia]]'' F.M.Bailey 
    
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==