Rotundanthus
| Rotundanthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Rotundanthus Morillo (2015) |
| Species: | R. fulvidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rotundanthus fulvidus (F.Ballard) Morillo (2015)
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Rotundanthus fulvidus is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is the sole species in genus Rotundanthus. It is a liana native to southeastern Mexico and Central America, ranging from the Mexican state of Chiapas to Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[1]
The species was first described as Gonolobus fulvidus by Francis Ballard in 1940. In 2015 Gilberto N. Morillo renamed it Rotundanthus fulvidus, placing it in its own monotypic genus.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Rotundanthus fulvidus (F.Ballard) Morillo. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 May 2024.