Toxicological Trivia from March 12, 2014: Gerbera L., is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae).It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia. Gerbera contains coumarin derivatives. It was named in honour of the botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerbe (a friend of Carolus Linnaeus),originative: a) German; b) Swiss; c) French.