ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, dˈeɪvɪd bˈɜːk wʌz plˈænthˈʌntɪŋ ɪnðə sˈeɪm ˈɛɹiə ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡiˈɑːnə wˌɛɹ hiː kəlˈɛktᵻd spˈɛsɪmənz ʌvðə plˈænt ænd ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪt tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd.
In 1881, David Burke was plant-hunting in the same area of British Guiana where he collected specimens of the plant and introduced it to England.