Myrtaceae

Burgan

Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Kunzea

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Burgan (Kunzea ericoides) — FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: كونزية خلنجانية
arz: كونزيه خلنجانيه
Chinese: 新西兰茶树, 紐西蘭茶樹, 纽西兰茶树
English: Burgan
German: Kanuka, Kānuka
Japanese: カヌカ
Macedonian: Канука
Māori: Kānuka, Kanuka, Mānuka, Kirimoko
Persian: کانوکا
Spanish: Baeckea phylicoides, Baeckea virgata var. polyandra, Kanuka

Synonyms

Leptospermum ericoides A.Rich.

Flowers

In flower: October to January (from 227 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Josh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Burrows, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: wild_wind, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Julia Palmer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.