Alibertia | |
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Flowers and leaves of Alibertia edulis. | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
The following species are currently recognized: [3]
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Rustia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are 17 species distributed in tropical Central and South America. They are shrubs and trees up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall.
Simira is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species:
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Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.
Duroia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Costa Rica to tropical South America.
Amaioua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Aublet in 1775. The genus is native to tropical America from southern Mexico to Brazil, including Cuba and Trinidad.
Retiniphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 20 species. It is the only genus in the tribe Retiniphylleae. The representatives are shrubs or small trees that grow in white sand soils in tropical South America. They are mainly distributed in the Guayana Region (Venezuela) but also occur in the Amazon Basin, the eastern Andes and central and eastern Brasil.
Agouticarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Claes Persson in 2003. The genus is found from Costa Rica to Bolivia.
Chimarrhis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 15 recognized species, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Cordiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in central and southern tropical America.
Coussarea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Mexico to tropical America.
Ferdinandusa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the American tropics.
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Sphinctanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. It is in a clade with Rosenbergiodendron and Tocoyena.
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Plenckia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.
Benjaminia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Benjaminia reflexa(Benth.) D'Arcy.