Alibertia (plant) explained

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]

1. Alibertia atlantica (Dwyer) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
2. Alibertia bertierifolia K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
3. Alibertia claviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
4. Alibertia curviflora K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
5. Alibertia duckeana Delprete & C.H.Perss.
6. Alibertia dwyeri Delprete & C.H.Perss.
7. Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
8. Alibertia latifolia (Benth.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.)
9. Alibertia occidentalis Delprete & C.H.Perss.
10. Alibertia patinoi (Cuatrec.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
11. Alibertia sorbilis Huber ex Ducke
12. Alibertia tessmannii (Standl.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
13. Alibertia venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Delprete & C.H.Perss.
14. Alibertia verticillata (Ducke) W.Schultze-Motel

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Grandtner. M. M.. Chevrette. Julien. 2013. Academic Press. 9780123969545. 22–23. en.
2. 10.2307/2657002. 2657002. Phylogeny of the Neotropical Alibertia Group (Rubiaceae), with Emphasis on the Genus Alibertia, Inferred from ITS and 5S Ribosomal DNA Sequences. Persson. Claes. American Journal of Botany. 2000. 87. 7. 1018–1028. 10898780. free.
3. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=6004 WCSP