Rovaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Rovaeanthus
Roveanthus strigosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Rovaeanthus
Borhidi

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.