| Rogiera | |
|---|---|
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| Rogiera cordata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Guettardeae |
| Genus: | Rogiera Planch. |
| Type species | |
| Rogiera amoena | |
| Synonyms | |
None known [1] | |
Rogiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has 15 species and its native range is from Mexico to Colombia. [1]
Rogiera amoena , Rogiera cordata, and Rogiera gratissima are sometimes cultivated as ornamentals. [2] The type species for the genus is Rogiera amoena. [3]
Rogiera was named and published by Jules Émile Planchon in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe (Fl. Serres Jard. Eur.) Vol.5 on page 442 in 1849. [4] The name honours the Belgian politician Charles Latour Rogier (1800–1885), who was also Minister for the Interior and patron of horticulture. [5]
Some authors have included Rogiera in a broadly defined Rondeletia , but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Rogiera is closer to Guettarda than to Rondeletia. [6]
