<Li> Berniera DC . </Li> <Li> Atasites Neck . </Li> <P> Gerbera (/ ˈdʒɜːrbərə / or / ˈɡɜːrbərə /) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (daisy family). It was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor Traugott Gerber (1710 - 1743) who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carl Linnaeus . </P> <P> Gerbera is native to tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia . The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy . Gerbera is also commonly known as the African daisy . </P>

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