Alibertia (plant)

Alibertia
Flowers and leaves of Alibertia edulis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Cordiereae
Genus: Alibertia
A.Rich. ex DC.
Type species
Alibertia edulis
Synonyms

Alibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical America.[1] They are dioecious trees or shrubs, with white flowers and indehiscent, often fleshy fruit.[2]

Species

The following species are currently recognized:[3]

  1. Alibertia atlantica (Dwyer) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  2. Alibertia bertierifolia K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  3. Alibertia claviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  4. Alibertia curviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  5. Alibertia duckeana Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  6. Alibertia dwyeri Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  7. Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
  8. Alibertia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  9. Alibertia occidentalis Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  10. Alibertia patinoi (Cuatrec.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  11. Alibertia sorbilis Huber ex Ducke
  12. Alibertia tessmannii (Standl.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  13. Alibertia venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  14. Alibertia verticillata (Ducke) W.Schultze-Motel


References

  1. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. ^ Persson, Claes (2000). "Phylogeny of the Neotropical Alibertia Group (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on the Genus Alibertia, Inferred from ITS and 5S Ribosomal DNA Sequences". American Journal of Botany. 87 (7): 1018–1028. doi:10.2307/2657002. JSTOR 2657002. PMID 10898780.
  3. ^ WCSP 2019-2-16
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