Bergia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Elatinaceae
Genus: Bergia
Species: B. aestivosa – B. ammannioides – B. anagalloides – B. auriculata – B. barklyana – B. capensis – B. decumbens – B. diacheiron – B. glomerata – B. glutinosa – B. henshallii – B. koganii – B. occultipetala – B. pedicellaris – B. pentheriana – B. perennis – B. polyantha – B. pusilla – B. salaria – B. spathulata – B. suffruticosa – B. texana – B. trimera
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bergia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page.

Name

Bergia L., 1771.

Type species: Bergia capensis L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lancretia Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 213 (1813).
Sphondylococca Willd. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: lxx, 799 (1820).
Merimea Cambess. in A.F.C.P.de Saint-Hilaire & al., Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 160 (1830).

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 2: 152.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bergia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bergia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bergia. Published online. Accessed: Apr 13 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bergia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bergia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
русский: Бергия
Tiếng Việt: Chi Biệt gia
中文: 田繁缕属

Bergia is one of the two genera of plants composing the waterwort family, Elatinaceae. These are tropical to subtropical plants and sometimes aquatic in nature.

Species include:

Bergia ammannioides
Bergia aquatica
Bergia auriculata
Bergia capensis
Bergia decumbens
Bergia glutinosa
Bergia henshallii
Bergia pedicellaris
Bergia pentherana
Bergia perennis
Bergia polyantha
Bergia pusilla
Bergia serrata
Bergia suffruticosa
Bergia texana

References