Alibertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical America.[2] They are dioecious trees or shrubs, with white flowers and indehiscent, often fleshy fruit.[3]
| Alibertia | |
|---|---|
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| Flowers and leaves of Alibertia edulis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Cordiereae |
| Genus: | Alibertia A.Rich. ex DC.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC. | |
| Synonyms | |
Species
editAs of January 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 16 species:[1]
- Alibertia atlantica (Dwyer) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
- Alibertia bertierifolia K.Schum.
- Alibertia claviflora K.Schum.
- Alibertia curviflora K.Schum.
- Alibertia duckeana Delprete & C.H.Perss.
- Alibertia dwyeri Delprete & C.H.Perss.
- Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
- Alibertia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum.
- Alibertia mahechae Cortés-Ballén, Zapata-Corr. & Delprete
- 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 utleyorum (Dwyer) C.M.Taylor
- Alibertia venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
- Alibertia verticillata (Ducke) W.Schultze-Motel
References
edit- 1 2 "Alibertia A.Rich. ex DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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