Alberta[2] is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species have been transferred to the genus Razafimandimbisonia, except for the type species Alberta magna.[3] It is native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is commonly known as Natal flame bush.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Alberteae |
| Genus: | Alberta E.Mey. |
| Species: | A. magna
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| Binomial name | |
| Alberta magna | |
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Taxonomy
editThe 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ Hilton-Taylor, C.; Cloete, E.; Abbott, T.; Scott-Shaw, R.; Nichols, G. (1998). "Alberta magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34934A9899062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34934A9899062.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Meyer, Ernest Heinrich Friedrich. 1838. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, Berlin 12: 258
- ^ a b 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. doi:10.1002/tax.583006.
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