Isertia

Isertia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 14 species, all indigenous to the neotropics. They are shrubs or small trees. A few are cultivated as ornamentals. The type species for the genus is Isertia coccinea.

Isertia was named by Johann von Schreber in 1789. The generic name honors the German botanist and explorer Paul Erdmann Isert.