Rubiaceae
Rovaeanthus

Rovaeanthus strigosus (Benth.) Borhidi

First published in Acta Bot. Hung. 46: 133 (2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Central America. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Borhidi, A. (2012). Rubiáceas de México, ed. 2: 1-608. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
  • Rova, J.H.E., Delprete, P.G. & Bremer, B. (2009). The Rondeletia Complex (Rubiaceae): An Attempt to Use ITS, rps16, and trnL-F Sequence Data to Delimit Guettardeae, Rondeletieae, and Sections within Rondeletia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96: 182-193.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. [Cited as Rogiera strigosa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Borhidi, A. (2006). Rubiáceas de México: 1-512. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 [Salvin] [s.n.] Guatemala Rondeletia strigosa K000173971 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala Rondeletia strigosa K000173970 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hartweg [530] Guatemala Rondeletia strigosa K000173969 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0