Rovaeanthus Explained

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.

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:

• Rovaeanthus strigosus
• Rovaeanthus suffrutescens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rovaeanthus Borhidi Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.