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| Rogersonanthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Rogersonanthus Maguire & B.M.Boom |
Rogersonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
Its native range is Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela in northern South America.[1]
The genus name of Rogersonanthus is in honour of Clark Thomas Rogerson (1918–2001), an American mycologist.[2] It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.51 on page 3 in 1989.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]