Alberta magna
| Natal flame bush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Alberteae |
| Genus: | Alberta E.Mey. |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Alberta magna | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Alberta is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[2][3][4] Most species have been transferred to the genus Razafimandimbisonia, except for the type species Alberta magna.[5] 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.[5]
References
- ↑ Harvey-Brown, Y. (2023). "Alberta magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T34934A210909694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T34934A210909694.en.
- 1 2 "Alberta E.Mey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Alberta E.Mey". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Meyer, Ernest Heinrich Friedrich. 1838. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, Berlin 12: 258
- 1 2 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. Bibcode:2009Taxon..58..757K. doi:10.1002/tax.583006.