''Neobertiera'' is a genus of

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 with ...

s belonging to the family

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 ( ...

. Its native range is the

Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British Guiana, British, Surinam (Dutch colo ...

, 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 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 ...

with native plants, including this genus, which was found on her property. The Latin

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of ''guianensis'' means "of the

" (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