Genus Bergera J. Koenig


Summary
Genus number:
13627
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Aurantioideae
Tribe:
Clauseneae
Accession count:

14 (7  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • if the two genera are united, a rejected (nom. rej.), heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) of Murraya J. Koenig, nom. cons.
  • authorship fide W. Greuter (pers. comm. via E-mail on 4 Oct 2011)


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References:
  1. Guerra, M. et al. 2000. Heterochromatin banding patterns in Rutaceae-Aurantioideae - a case of parallel chromosomal evolution. Amer. J. Bot. 87:235-247.
  2. Kong, Y. C. 1988. Micromelum: a key genus in the chemosystematics of the Clauseneae. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 16:485-489.
  3. Mou, F.-J. & D.-X. Zhang. 2009. Pollen morphology supports the reinstatement of Bergera (Rutaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 27:298-304. Note: Murraya sect. Bergera is distinct from sect. Murraya
  4. Samuel, R. et al. 2001. Phylogenetic analyses of Aurantioideae (Rutaceae) based on non-coding plastid DNA sequences and phytochemical features. Pl. Biol. 3:77-87.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=13627. Accessed 11 May 2026.