''Bertiera'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), 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 Petiole ( ...
. 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 Neotro ...
in 1775 and the type species is ''
Bertiera guianensis
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''. It is the only genus in the tribe Bertiereae.
Species
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Bertiera adamsii
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
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(Hepper) N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera aequatorialis
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera aethiopica
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
Hiern
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Bertiera angusiana
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera angustifolia
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
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 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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
G.Taylor ex Mildbr.
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Bertiera arctistipula
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera batesii''
Wernham
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Bertiera bicarpellata
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
( K.Schum.) N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera bistipulata
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
Bojer ex Wernham
* ''
Bertiera borbonica
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
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Bertiera bracteolata
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
Hiern
* ''
Bertiera bracteosa
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
(Donn.Sm.) B.Ståhl & L.Andersson
* ''
Bertiera breviflora
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
Hiern
* ''
Bertiera brevithyrsa
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
A.P.Davis
* ''
Bertiera chevalieri
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
Hutch. & Dalziel
* ''
Bertiera congolana''
De Wild. & T.Durand
* ''
Bertiera crinita''
(A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...
) Wittle & A.P.Davis
* ''
Bertiera elabensis''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera fimbriata''
Hepper
* ''
Bertiera globiceps''
K.Schum.
* ''
Bertiera gonzaleoides''
Griseb.
* ''
Bertiera guianensis
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
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.
* ''
Bertiera ledermannii''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera lejolyana''
Nguembou & Sonké
* ''
Bertiera letouzeyi''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera longiloba''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera longithyrsa''
Baker
A baker is a tradesperson who baking, bakes and sometimes Sales, sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
History
Ancient histo ...
* ''
Bertiera loraria''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera lujae''
De Wild.
* ''
Bertiera naucleoides''
( S.Moore) Bridson
* ''
Bertiera orthopetala
''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 ...
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( Hiern) N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera parviflora''
Spruce
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ex K.Schum.
* ''
Bertiera pauloi''
Verdc.
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Bertiera pedicellata
''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.
Taxonomy
The genus ...
''
( Hiern) Wernham
* ''
Bertiera procumbens''
K.Schum. & K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera pubiflora''
(Steyerm.
Julian Alfred Steyermark (January 27, 1909 – October 15, 1988) was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.
Life and work
Julian Alfred Steyermark was born in St. Louis ...
) L.Andersson & B.Ståhl
* ''
Bertiera racemosa''
(G.Don
George Don (29 April 1798 – 25 February 1856) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector.
Life and career
George Don was born at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland on 29 April 1798 to Caroline Clementina Stuart and George Don (b.1756), pr ...
) K.Schum.
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Bertiera retrofracta''
K.Schum.
* ''
Bertiera rosseeliana''
Sonké, Esono & Nguembou
* ''
Bertiera rufa''
A.Rich.
Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852).
Biography
Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...
ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
* ''
Bertiera rugosa''
L.Andersson & C.H.Perss.
* ''
Bertiera sphaerica''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera spicata''
( C.F.Gaertn.) K.Schum.
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Bertiera subsessilis''
Hiern
* ''
Bertiera tessmannii''
K.Krause
* ''
Bertiera thollonii''
N.Hallé
* ''
Bertiera thonneri''
De Wild. & T.Durand
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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 Christophore Fusée Aublet