- Alberta (plant genus)
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Alberta Alberta magna Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae clade: Angiosperms clade: Eudicots clade: Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Subfamily: Ixoroideae Tribe: Alberteae Genus: Alberta
E.Mey.Type species Alberta magna
E.Mey.Synonyms - Ernestimeyera Kuntze
Alberta is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. 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.[1]
References
- ^ Kainulainen K, Mouly A, Khodabandeh A, Bremer B (2009). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Alberteae (Rubiaceae), with description of a new genus, Razafimandimbisonia". Taxon 58 (3): 757–768.
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