''Bertiera'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...
. 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.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Bertiera'' was described by
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neotr ...
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.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* ''
Bertiera annobonensis
''Bertiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), 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.
Ta ...
''
G.Taylor ex Mildbr.
* ''
Bertiera arctistipula''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera batesii''
Wernham
* ''
Bertiera bicarpellata''
(K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
) N.Hallé
* ''
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
* ''
Bertiera chevalieri''
Hutch.
John Hutchinson, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist and author.''A Botanist in Southern Afric ...
& Dalziel
* ''
Bertiera congolana''
De Wild. & T.Durand
* ''
Bertiera crinita''
( A.Rich.) Wittle & A.P.Davis
* ''
Bertiera elabensis''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera fimbriata''
Hepper
* ''
Bertiera globiceps''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
Bertiera gonzaleoides''
Griseb.
August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach () was a German botany, botanist and phytogeography, phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on 17 April 1814 and died in Göttingen on 9 May 1879.
Biography
Grisebach studied at the Lyceum in Hanover, the clo ...
* ''
Bertiera guianensis''
Aubl.
* ''
Bertiera heterophylla''
Nguembou & Sonké
* ''
Bertiera iturensis''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera lanx''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera laurentii''
De Wild.
* ''
Bertiera laxa''
Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* ''
Bertiera laxissima''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
Bertiera ledermannii''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera lejolyana''
Nguembou & Sonké
* ''
Bertiera letouzeyi''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera longiloba''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera longithyrsa''
Baker
* ''
Bertiera loraria''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera lujae''
De Wild.
* ''
Bertiera naucleoides''
(S.Moore
Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.
Biography
Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then work ...
) Bridson
* ''
Bertiera orthopetala''
( Hiern) N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera parviflora''
Spruce ex K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
Bertiera pauloi''
Verdc.
* ''
Bertiera pedicellata''
( Hiern) Wernham
* ''
Bertiera procumbens''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
& K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera pubiflora''
( Steyerm.) L.Andersson & B.Ståhl
* ''
Bertiera racemosa''
( G.Don) K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
Bertiera retrofracta''
K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
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.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
* ''
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
External links
''Bertiera'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1338892
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christian Fusée-Aublet