Biology:Rogersonanthus

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Rogersonanthus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Rogersonanthus
Maguire & B.M.Boom

Rogersonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]

Its native range is Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela in northern South America.[1]

The genus name of Rogersonanthus is in honour of Clark Thomas Rogerson (1918–2001), an American mycologist.[2] It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.51 on page 3 in 1989.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Rogersonanthus arboreus (Britton) Maguire & B.M.Boom
  • Rogersonanthus quelchii (N.E.Br.) Maguire & B.M.Boom

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10364033 entry