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]

Bertiera
Bertiera crinita
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Bertiereae
Genus: Bertiera
Aubl.
Type species
Bertiera guianensis
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Taxonomy

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bertiera in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Nguembou K, Charlemagne; et al. (2003). "Les espèces camerounaises du genre Bertiera (Rubiaceae)". Systematics and Geography of Plants. 73 (2): 237–280.
  3. ^ a b Nguembou K, Charlemagne; et al. (2006). "A new heterophyllous Bertiera (Rubiaceae) from Cameroon and Gabon". Systematics and Geography of Plants. 76 (2): 211–216.
  4. ^ a b c Wittle PM, Davis AP (2010). "A revision of Madagascan Bertiera (Rubiaceae)". Blumea. 55 (2): 105–110. doi:10.3767/000651910X525259.
  5. ^ 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.
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