Bertiera

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Bertiereae
Genus: Bertiera
species: B. adamsii – B. aequatorialis – B. aethiopica – B. angusiana – B. angustifolia – B. annobonensis – B. arctistipula – B. batesii – B. bicarpellata – B. bistipulata – B. borbonica – B. bracteolata – B. bracteosa – B. breviflora – B. brevithyrsa – B. chevalieri – B. congolana – B. crinita – B. elabensis – B. fimbriata – B. globiceps – B. gonzaleoides – B. guianensis – B. heterophylla – B. iturensis – B. lanx – B. laurentii – B. laxa – B. laxissima – B. ledermannii – B. lejolyana – B. letouzeyi – B. longiloba – B. longithyrsa – B. loraria – B. lujae – B. naucleoides – B. orthopetala – B. parviflora – B. pauloi – B. pedicellata – B. procumbens – B. racemosa – B. retrofracta – B. rosseeliana – B. rufa – B. rugosa – B. sphaerica – B. spicata – B. subsessilis – B. tessmannii – B. thollonii – B. thonneri – B. troupinii – B. viburnoides – B. zaluzania
Name

Bertiera Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 180 (1775)
Type species: Bertiera guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 180 (1775)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Pomatium C.F.Gaertn., Suppl. Carp.: 252 (1807)
Zaluzania Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 473 (1807)
Justenia Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 451 (1898)

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. (1775) Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise, 1: 180, t. 69. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Bertiera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Bertiera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 18.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Bertiera. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2015.

Bertiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 57 species with most known from tropical Africa, five known from various Indian Ocean islands and five found in the tropics of the Americas.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Bertiera was described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775 and the type species is Bertiera guianensis. It is the only genus in the tribe Bertiereae.
Species

Bertiera adamsii (Hepper) N.Hallé
Bertiera aequatorialis N.Hallé
Bertiera aethiopica Hiern
Bertiera angusiana N.Hallé
Bertiera angustifolia Benth.
Bertiera annobonensis G.Taylor ex Mildbr.
Bertiera arctistipula N.Hallé[2]
Bertiera batesii Wernham
Bertiera bicarpellata (K.Schum.) N.Hallé[3]
Bertiera bistipulata Bojer ex Wernham
Bertiera borbonica A.Rich. ex DC.
Bertiera bracteolata Hiern
Bertiera bracteosa (Donn.Sm.) B.Ståhl & L.Andersson
Bertiera breviflora Hiern
Bertiera brevithyrsa A.P.Davis[4]
Bertiera chevalieri Hutch. & Dalziel
Bertiera congolana De Wild. & T.Durand[2]
Bertiera crinita (A.Rich.) Wittle & A.P.Davis[4]
Bertiera elabensis K.Krause
Bertiera fimbriata Hepper
Bertiera globiceps K.Schum.
Bertiera gonzaleoides Griseb.
Bertiera guianensis Aubl.
Bertiera heterophylla Nguembou & Sonké[3]
Bertiera iturensis K.Krause
Bertiera lanx N.Hallé
Bertiera laurentii De Wild.
Bertiera laxa Benth.
Bertiera laxissima K.Schum.
Bertiera ledermannii K.Krause
Bertiera lejolyana Nguembou & Sonké
Bertiera letouzeyi N.Hallé
Bertiera longiloba K.Krause
Bertiera longithyrsa Baker[4]
Bertiera loraria N.Hallé
Bertiera lujae De Wild.
Bertiera naucleoides (S.Moore) Bridson
Bertiera orthopetala (Hiern) N.Hallé
Bertiera parviflora Spruce ex K.Schum.
Bertiera pauloi Verdc.[5]
Bertiera pedicellata (Hiern) Wernham
Bertiera procumbens K.Schum. & K.Krause
Bertiera pubiflora (Steyerm.) L.Andersson & B.Ståhl
Bertiera racemosa (G.Don) K.Schum.
Bertiera retrofracta K.Schum.
Bertiera rosseeliana Sonké, Esono & Nguembou
Bertiera rufa A.Rich. ex DC.
Bertiera rugosa L.Andersson & C.H.Perss.
Bertiera sphaerica N.Hallé
Bertiera spicata (C.F.Gaertn.) K.Schum.
Bertiera subsessilis Hiern
Bertiera tessmannii K.Krause
Bertiera thollonii N.Hallé
Bertiera thonneri De Wild. & T.Durand
Bertiera troupinii N.Hallé
Bertiera viburnoides (Standl.) J.H.Kirkbr.
Bertiera zaluzania Comm. ex C.F.Gaertn.

References

"Bertiera in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
Nguembou K, Charlemagne; et al. (2003). "Les espèces camerounaises du genre Bertiera (Rubiaceae)". Systematics and Geography of Plants. 73 (2): 237–280.
Nguembou K, Charlemagne; et al. (2006). "A new heterophyllous Bertiera (Rubiaceae) from Cameroon and Gabon". Systematics and Geography of Plants. 76 (2): 211–216.
Wittle PM, Davis AP (2010). "A revision of Madagascan Bertiera (Rubiaceae)". Blumea. 55 (2): 105–110. doi:10.3767/000651910X525259.
Amano, M.; Kelbessa, E.; Gereau, R.E.; Hemp, A.; Kabuye, C.; Kalema, J.; Kindeketa, W.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Malombe, I.; Minani, V.; Ndangalasi, H. (2020). "Bertiera pauloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T34791A2855424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T34791A2855424.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.