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Gaertnera

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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|image = Gaertnera vaginata buds.JPG

|image_caption = Gaertnera vaginata

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|taxon = Gaertnera

|authority = Lam.Tabl. Encycl.: t. 167 (1792)

|synonyms =

  • Aetheonema Rchb.
  • Andersonia Willd. ex Schult.
  • Fructesca DC. ex Meisn.
  • Hymenocnemis Hook.f.
  • Pristidia Thwaites
  • Sykesia Arn.

}}

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.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40011554?projectid=34 Gaertnera.] Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.

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.Malcomber, S. T. (2002). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3061519?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentsPhylogeny 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). [http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3417/2002161 A systematic revision of Gaertnera (Rubiaceae, Gaertnereae) 1.] Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 96(4), 575-671. Most grow in moist forest habitat.

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.

Species

{{As of|2023|March}}, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:{{cite web |title=Gaertnera Lam.. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331617-2 |access-date=2023-03-09 }}

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Category:Rubiaceae genera

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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