Isertia
| Isertia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Isertieae |
| Genus: | Isertia Schreber |
| Type species | |
| Isertia coccinea Bartling ex DC | |
| Species | |
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14 species, see text | |
Isertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 14 species,[1] all indigenous to the neotropics.[2] They are shrubs or small trees. A few are cultivated as ornamentals.[3] The type species for the genus is Isertia coccinea.[4]
Isertia was named by Johann von Schreber in 1789.[5][6] The generic name honors the German botanist and explorer Paul Erdmann Isert.[7]
Isertia is divided into two sections: I. sect. Cassupa and I. sect. Isertia. In section Cassupa, the fruit is a berry and the ovary usually has two or three locules. In section Isertia, the fruit is a pyrene, and the ovary usually has five or six locules.[8]
Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Isertia is most closely related to Kerianthera, a monospecific genus from Amazonian Brazil.[9]
Species
The following species list may be incomplete or contain synonyms.
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References
- ↑ Isertia At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see External links below).
- ↑ David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4
- ↑ Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set)
- ↑ Isertia In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
- ↑ Isertia in International Plant Names Index. (see External links below).
- ↑ Johann Schreber. 1789. Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. (Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium. (Ed. 8[a])). volume 1, page 234. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (see External links below).
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume II. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. (see External links below)
- ↑ Brian M. Boom. 1984. "A revision of Isertia (Isertieae: Rubiaceae)". Brittonia 36(4):425-454. doi:10.2307/2806603
- ↑ Ulrika Manns and Birgitta Bremer. 2010. "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(1):21-39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002
External links
- Isertia At: Search Page At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Index by Team At: Projects At: Science Directory At: Scientific Research and Data At: Kew Gardens
- Isertia At: Plant Names At: IPNI
- Isertia In: Volume 1 Of: [Genera Plantarum edition 8[a] (Schreber)] At: Google Books
- Isertia At: Index Nominum Genericorum At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: D-L At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press
- Isertia (exact) At: Names At: Tropicos At: Science and Conservation At: Missouri Botanical Garden
- Isertia At: List of Genera At: Rubiaceae At: List of families At: Families and Genera in GRIN At: Queries At: GRIN taxonomy for plants
- Isertia At: Isertieae At: Cinchonoideae At: Rubiaceae In: ··· Embryophyta At: Streptophytina At: Streptophyta At: Viridiplantae At: Eukaryota At: Taxonomy At: UniProt