Alibertia (plant)

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Alibertia
Alibertia edulis.jpg
Flowers and leaves of Alibertia edulis.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Cordiereae
Genus: Alibertia
A.Rich. ex DC.
Type species
Alibertia edulis
Synonyms

Alibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical America. [1] They are dioecious trees or shrubs, with white flowers and indehiscent, often fleshy fruit. [2]

Species

The following species are currently recognized: [3]

  1. Alibertia atlantica (Dwyer) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  2. Alibertia bertierifolia K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  3. Alibertia claviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  4. Alibertia curviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  5. Alibertia duckeana Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  6. Alibertia dwyeri Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  7. Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
  8. Alibertia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
  9. Alibertia occidentalis Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  10. Alibertia patinoi (Cuatrec.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  11. Alibertia sorbilis Huber ex Ducke
  12. Alibertia tessmannii (Standl.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  13. Alibertia venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
  14. Alibertia verticillata (Ducke) W.Schultze-Motel


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References

  1. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN   9780123969545.
  2. Persson, Claes (2000). "Phylogeny of the Neotropical Alibertia Group (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on the Genus Alibertia, Inferred from ITS and 5S Ribosomal DNA Sequences". American Journal of Botany. 87 (7): 1018–1028. doi: 10.2307/2657002 . JSTOR   2657002. PMID   10898780.
  3. WCSP 2019-2-16