Bertiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises 57 species with most known from tropical Africa, five known from various :Indian Ocean islands and five found in the tropics of the Americas.
Taxonomy The genus Bertiera was described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775 and the type species is Bertiera guianensis. It is the only genus in the tribe Bertiereae.
Species
Bertiera adamsii (Hepper) N.Hallé Bertiera aequatorialis N.Hallé Bertiera aethiopica Hiern Bertiera angusiana N.Hallé Bertiera angustifolia Benth. Bertiera annobonensis G.Taylor ex Mildbr. Bertiera arctistipula N.Hallé Bertiera batesii Wernham Bertiera bicarpellata (K.Schum.) N.Hallé Bertiera bistipulata Bojer ex Wernham Bertiera borbonica A.Rich. ex DC. Bertiera bracteolata Hiern Bertiera bracteosa (Donn.Sm.) B.Ståhl & L.Andersson Bertiera breviflora Hiern Bertiera brevithyrsa A.P.Davis Bertiera chevalieri Hutch. & Dalziel Bertiera congolana De Wild. & T.Durand Bertiera crinita (A.Rich.) Wittle & A.P.Davis Bertiera elabensis K.Krause Bertiera fimbriata Hepper Bertiera globiceps K.Schum. Bertiera gonzaleoides Griseb. Bertiera guianensis Aubl. Bertiera heterophylla Nguembou & Sonké Bertiera iturensis K.Krause Bertiera lanx N.Hallé Bertiera laurentii De Wild. Bertiera laxa Benth. Bertiera laxissima K.Schum. Bertiera ledermannii K.Krause Bertiera lejolyana Nguembou & Sonké Bertiera letouzeyi N.Hallé Bertiera longiloba K.Krause Bertiera longithyrsa Baker Bertiera loraria N.Hallé Bertiera lujae De Wild. Bertiera naucleoides (S.Moore) Bridson Bertiera orthopetala (Hiern) N.Hallé Bertiera parviflora Spruce ex K.Schum. Bertiera pauloi Verdc. Bertiera pedicellata (Hiern) Wernham Bertiera procumbens K.Schum. & K.Krause Bertiera pubiflora (Steyerm.) L.Andersson & B.Ståhl Bertiera racemosa (G.Don) K.Schum. Bertiera retrofracta K.Schum. Bertiera rosseeliana Sonké, Esono & Nguembou Bertiera rufa A.Rich. ex DC. Bertiera rugosa L.Andersson & C.H.Perss. Bertiera sphaerica N.Hallé Bertiera spicata (C.F.Gaertn.) K.Schum. Bertiera subsessilis Hiern Bertiera tessmannii K.Krause Bertiera thollonii N.Hallé Bertiera thonneri De Wild. & T.Durand Bertiera troupinii N.Hallé Bertiera viburnoides (Standl.) J.H.Kirkbr. Bertiera zaluzania Comm. ex C.F.Gaertn.
References
External links
Bertiera in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae