Rotundanthus

Rotundanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus:
Morillo (2015)
Species:
R. fulvidus
Binomial name
Rotundanthus fulvidus
(F.Ballard) Morillo (2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gonolobus fulvidus F.Ballard (1940)
  • Matelea fulvida (F.Ballard) W.D.Stevens (1999)
  • Matelea grandiflora Standl. (1941), nom. superfl.
  • Vincetoxicum grandiflorum Standl. (1935), nom. illeg.

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

  1. ^ a b c Rotundanthus fulvidus (F.Ballard) Morillo. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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