Alberta is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.Meyer, Ernest Heinrich Friedrich. 1838. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, Berlin 12: 258 Most species have been transferred to the genus Razafimandimbisonia, except for the type species Alberta magna. It is native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is commonly known as Natal flame bush.
Taxonomy The genus Alberta was shown to be paraphyletic in a phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Alberteae. The type species Alberta magna is set apart from the Malagasy Alberta species that are now included in the genus Razafimandimbisonia.
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External links Alberta in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae