Rovaeanthus

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Rovaeanthus
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rovaeanthus Borhidi | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 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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