Biology:Rovaeanthus
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Short description: Genus of plants
Rovaeanthus | |
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Roveanthus strigosus | |
Scientific 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" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60435737-2.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q15964041 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovaeanthus.
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