Gaertnera
Encyclopedia
Gaertnera is a genus of plant
in family Rubiaceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
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Species include:
- Gaertnera hirtifloraGaertnera hirtifloraGaertnera hirtiflora is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Tezoo, V. & Strahm, W. 2000. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, Verdc.Bernard VerdcourtBernard Verdcourt was a biologist and taxonomist, most widely known as a botanist and latterly an Honorary Research Fellow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Prior to coming to Kew in 1964, he was associated with the East African Herbarium for 15 years... - Gaertnera longifoliaGaertnera longifoliaGaertnera longifolia is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Bojer - Gaertnera roseaGaertnera roseaGaertnera rosea is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, Thwaites ex Benth. - Gaertnera ternifoliaGaertnera ternifoliaGaertnera ternifolia is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Gaertnera truncataGaertnera truncataGaertnera truncata is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Tezoo, V. & Strahm, W. 2000. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, A.DC - Gaertnera walkeriGaertnera walkeriGaertnera walkeri is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him...