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- ↑ lectotype designated by Pennington, T. D. 1991. Gen. Sapotaceae 160. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 1 2 Tropicos, Burckella Pierre
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis . 1890. Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 1: 3
- ↑ "Burck, William". National Herbarium of the Netherlands . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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