''Bergera'' is a

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. It has been included in ''

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. The curry tree, ''Bergera koenigii'', is one of the better known species.

Taxonomy

The genus name ''Bergera'' was first published by Johann Gerhard König in 1771. ''Bergera'' was then accepted as a separate genus for several decades after König's description, but was later united with the genus ''Murraya'', (for which ''Bergera'' had been rejected as a name,). In 1986, Paul P.-H. But and co-authors separated off some species of ''Murraya'' as ''M.'' sect. ''Bergera'' based on chemical evidence. The later creation of a separate genus for the section was further supported by evidence from

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morphology in 2009, and

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evidence in 2017. The genus is accepted in a 2021 classification of the family

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, which was based on a major molecular phylogenetic study of the family. ,

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accepts the genus but accepts only one species, ''Bergera koenigii''. The rest of the species (and others) below are listed under ''Murraya''.

Species

The genus is reported to contain ten or more species. Species of ''Murraya'' that may be placed in ''Murraya'' sect. ''Bergera'' and hence in ''Bergera'' include: *'' Murraya crenulata'' (Turcz.) Oliv. *'' Murraya euchrestifolia'' Hayata *'' Murraya koenigii'' (L.) Spreng., syn. ''Bergera koenigii'' L. *'' Murraya kwangsiensis'' (C.C.Huang) C.C.Huang *'' Murraya microphylla'' (Merr. & Chun) Swingle *'' Murraya siamensis'' Craib *'' Murraya tetramera'' C.C.Huang

Distribution

Species that may be placed in ''Bergera'' are native from India through southeast Asia (including China) to

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Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

and

References

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