Rovaeanthus suffrutescens
| Rovaeanthus suffrutescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Rovaeanthus |
| Species: | R. suffrutescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rovaeanthus suffrutescens (Brandegee) Borhidi | |
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Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala, that grows 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) high.
Rovaeanthus suffrutescens was first described in 1914 as Rondeletia suffrutescens. It was moved to the genus Rovaeanthus in 2004.
Taxonomy
Rovaeanthus suffrutescens was first described by Townshend Stith Brandegee in 1914, as Rondeletia suffrutescens. In 1982, Attila Borhidi moved the species from Rondeletia to Rogeria.[1]
In 2004, Borhidi moved the species to the newly created genus Rovaeanthus, which includes one other species (Rovaeanthus strigosus). R. suffrutescens is the type species of the genus.[2]
Distribution
Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is native to the wet tropical biome of Mexico (Chiapas) and south-west Guatemala.[1]
Description
Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is a scrambling shrub[1] or subshrub. It is 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall. The plant has papery leaves, which are 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) long. The corolla tube has fine, stiff hairs.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Rovaeanthus suffrutescens (Brandegee) Borhidi". powo.science.kew.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 Borhidi, Attila; Darók, J.; Kocsis, M.; Stranczinger, Sz.; Kaposvári, F. (1 June 2004). "El Rondeletia complejo en México". Acta Botanica Hungarica (in Spanish). 46 (1–2): 130–133. doi:10.1556/abot.46.2004.1-2.8. ISSN 0236-6495. Retrieved 30 May 2026.