Alibertia (plant)

Alibertia
	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; (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
Synonyms
	Borojoa Cuatrec.; Garapatica H.Karst.; Gardeniola Cham.; Genipella Rich. ex DC.; Scepseothamnus Cham.; Thieleodoxa Cham.;

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]

Alibertia atlantica (Dwyer) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia bertierifolia K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Alibertia claviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Alibertia curviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Alibertia duckeana Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia dwyeri Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
Alibertia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
Alibertia occidentalis Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia patinoi (Cuatrec.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia sorbilis Huber ex Ducke
Alibertia tessmannii (Standl.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
Alibertia verticillata (Ducke) W.Schultze-Motel

^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9780123969545.
^ 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.
^ WCSP 2019-2-16

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