Gaertnera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Gaertnereae
Genus: Gaertnera
Species: G. alata – G. alstonii – G. aphanodioica – G. arenaria – G. arenarioides – G. aurea – G. bambusifolia – G. belumutensis – G. bieleri – G. breviflora – G. brevipedicellata – G. calycina – G. capitulata – G. cardiocarpa – G. cooperi – G. crassiflora – G. cuneifolia – G. darcyana – G. divaricata – G. diversifolia – G. drakeana – G. edentata – G. eketensis – G. fractiflexa – G. furcellata – G. gabonensis – G. × – G. globigera – G. grisea – G. guillotii – G. hirsuta – G. hirtiflora – G. hispida – G. humblotii – G. ianthina – G. inflexa – G. junghuhniana – G. kochummenii – G. laevis – G. letouzeyi – G. leucothyrsa – G. liberiensis – G. littoralis – G. longifolia – G. longivaginalis – G. longivaginalis – G. longivaginalis – G. lowryi – G. luteocarpa – G. luteocarpa – G. luteocarpa – G. macrobotrys – G. macrostipula – G. madagascariensis – G. malcomberiana – G. masoalana – G. microphylla – G. monstruosa – G. nitida – G. obesa – G. oblanceolata – G. obovata – G. paniculata – G. pauciflora – G. pendula – G. phanerophlebia – G. phyllosepala – G. phyllostachya – G. psychotrioides – G. rakotovaoana – G. ramosa – G. raphaelii – G. razakamalalana – G. robusta – G. rosea – G. rotundifolia – G. rubra – G. schatzii – G. schizocalyx – G. sclerophylla – G. spicata – G. sralensis – G. stictophylla – G. ternifolia – G. trachystyla – G. vaginans – G. vaginata – G. velutina – G. vernicosa – G. viminea – G. walkeri – G. xerophila
Name

Gaertnera Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1(1,2): t. 167. (1792), nom. cons.

type species: Gaertnera vaginata Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1(1,2): t. 167. (1792)

Homonyms

Gaertnera Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 1: 290. (1789) nom. rej. vide Hiptage Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 169, pl. 116, f. 4. (1790) (Malpighiaceae)
Gaertnera Retz., Observ. Bot. 6: 24. (1791), nom. illeg. vide Campanula L., Sp. Pl. 1: 164. (1753) (Campanulaceae)
Gaertnera Medik. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 339. (1891) nom. illeg. hom.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Andersonia Willd. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 21. (1819) nom. illeg. hom. vide Andersonia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 553. (1810) (Ericaceae)
Sykesia Arn., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 18: 351. (1836)
Fructesca DC. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 259. (1840)
Aetheonema Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 133. (1841)
Pristidia Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 149. (1859) vide Pristidia Deeleman-Reinhold, (2001) (Clubionidae)
Hymenocnemis Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 132. (1873)

References

Lamarck, J-B, P.A. de Monet de 1793. Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique ... Botanique 1(1,2): t. 167.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gaertnera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gaertnera. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 12 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Gaertnera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 12.

Gaertnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are at least 85 species distributed across the Old World tropics from Africa to Asia.[2]

Plants in this genus are variable in appearance and biology. Most all are regional endemics, plants limited to a small geographical area and narrowly adapted to local conditions.[3][4] Most grow in moist forest habitat.[2]

These are generally woody plants with clusters of white, pink, or red flowers and purple-black fruits. Some species are distylous, with plants having one of two flower morphs. Other species are dioecious, with plants having either male or female flowers. Dioecious species are generally found in Southeast Asia.[2]

Species include:

Gaertnera hirtiflora Verdc.
Gaertnera longifolia Bojer
Gaertnera rosea Thwaites ex Benth.
Gaertnera ternifolia Thwaites
Gaertnera truncata A.DC
Gaertnera walkeri Wight
Gaertnera vaginata Poiret

Tabl. Encycl.: t. 167 (1792)
Gaertnera. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
Malcomber, S. T. (2002). of Gaertnera Lam. (Rubiaceae) based on multiple DNA markers: evidence of a rapid radiation in a widespread, morphologically diverse genus. Evolution, 56(1), 42-57.
Malcomber, S. T., & Taylor, C. M. (2009). A systematic revision of Gaertnera (Rubiaceae, Gaertnereae) 1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 96(4), 575-671.