Neobertiera

Neobertiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Neobertiera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Neobertiera
Wernham

Its native range is the Guianas, it is found in northern Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana.[1]

The genus name of Neobertiera is in honour of Bertier, a French Guianese woman who helped French botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet with native plants, including this genus, which was found on her property.[2] The Latin specific epithet of guianensis means "of the Guianas" (an area of north eastern South America).[3] It was first described and published in J. Bot. Vol.55 on page 169 in 1917.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Neobertiera gracilis Wernham
  • Neobertiera micrantha Delprete
  • Neobertiera montedouradensis Delprete
  • Neobertiera pakaraimensis Delprete
  • Neobertiera palustris (A.Rich. ex DC.) Delprete

References
  1. "Neobertiera Wernham | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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