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Neobertiera Palustris
''Neobertiera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is the Guianas, it is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana. The genus name of ''Neobertiera'' is in honour of Bertier, a French Guianese woman who helped French botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet with native plants, including this genus, which was found on her property. The Latin binomial nomenclature, specific epithet of ''guianensis'' means "of the Guianas" (an area of north eastern South America). It was first described and published in J. Bot. Vol.55 on page 169 in 1917. Known species According to Kew: *''Neobertiera gracilis'' *''Neobertiera micrantha'' *''Neobertiera montedouradensis'' *''Neobertiera pakaraimensis'' *''Neobertiera palustris'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9049307 Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 1917 Flora of Guyana Flora of North Brazil Flora of French Guiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowering Plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit. The group was formerly called Magnoliophyta. Angiosperms are by far the most diverse group of Embryophyte, land plants with 64 Order (biology), orders, 416 Family (biology), families, approximately 13,000 known Genus, genera and 300,000 known species. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody Plant stem, stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants. Angiosperms are distinguished from the other major seed plant clade, the gymnosperms, by having flowers, xylem consisting of vessel elements instead of tracheids, endosperm within their seeds, and fruits that completely envelop the seeds. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from the commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
