Rovaeanthus
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| Rovaeanthus | |
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| File:Roveanthus strigosus - University of California Botanical Garden - DSC08982.JPG | |
| Roveanthus strigosus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Rovaeanthus Borhidi |
Rovaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] Its native range is southern Mexico to Central America. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.[1] The genus name of Rovaeanthus is in honour of Johan H. E. Rova (fl. 1990 – 2002), a Swedish botanist at the University of Gothenburg.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Bot. Hung. Vol.46 on page 130 in 2004.[1] Species, according to Kew:[1]
- Rovaeanthus strigosus (Benth.) Borhidi
- Rovaeanthus suffrutescens (Brandegee) Borhidi
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Rovaeanthus Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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