William Carl Burger

American botanist.

William Carl Burger (born 1932) is an American botanist known for his contributions to the Costa Rican flora. Burger described 104 plant species, primarily in the Lauraceae and Moraceae. Burger received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1953, an M.Sc. from Cornell University in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1961. He served as Chair of the Botany Department at the Field Museum.

Abbreviations: W.C.Burger
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2022-12-00T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 44 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 46 plants, 0 fungi

44 plants attributed, 2 plants contributed to46 plants:

Spermacoce exilis (Pacific False Buttonweed) (L.O.Williams) C.D.Adams ex W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor 1993
annual plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Sorocea bonplandii (Baill.) W.C.Burger, Lanj. & Wess.Boer 1962
plant species in the moraceae family
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Sorocea trophoides W.C.Burger 1962
plant species in the moraceae family
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Psychotria turrubarensis W.C.Burger & Q.Jiménez 1994
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Piper holdridgeanum W.C.Burger 1971
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper hebetifolium W.C.Burger 1971
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper curtirachis W.C.Burger 1971
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia austinsmithii W.C.Burger 1971
perennial plant species in the piperaceae family
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Pentagonia costaricensis (Standl.) W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor 1993
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Ocotea monteverdensis W.C.Burger 1990
critically endangered plant species in the lauraceae family
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Coccoloba guanacastensis W.C.Burger 1981
plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Sorocea duckei W.C.Burger 1962
plant species in the moraceae family
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Rudgea raveniana W.C.Burger 1993
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Pleurothyrium golfodulcense W.C.Burger & N.Zamora 1990
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Pilea tilarana W.C.Burger 1975
plant species in the urticaceae family
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Pilea gomeziana W.C.Burger 1975
plant species in the urticaceae family
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Ocotea valeriana (Ocotea Valerioana) (Standl.) W.C.Burger 1990
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Macrolobium costaricense W.C.Burger 1968
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Hoffmannia fortunensis Dwyer ex W.C.Burger 1999
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Hoffmannia dwyeri W.C.Burger 1999
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Gonzalagunia stenostachya (Standl.) W.C.Burger 1993
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Ficus turrialbana W.C.Burger 1973
plant species in the moraceae family
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Ficus brevibracteata W.C.Burger 1973
plant species in the moraceae family
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Coussapoa glaberrima W.C.Burger 1973
plant species in the urticaceae family
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Chomelia venulosa W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor 1993
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Boehmeria radiata W.C.Burger 1975
plant species in the urticaceae family
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Trophis involucrata W.C.Burger 1973
plant species in the moraceae family
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Persea povedae W.C.Burger 1990
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Ocotea valerioides W.C.Burger 1990
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Ocotea pseudopalmana W.C.Burger 1990
plant species in the lauraceae family
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