Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala, that grows high.
Rovaeanthus suffrutescens was first described in 1914 as Rondeletia suffrutescens. It was moved to the genus Rovaeanthus in 2004.
Taxonomy Rovaeanthus suffrutescens was first described by Townshend Stith Brandegee in 1914, as Rondeletia suffrutescens. In 1982, Attila Borhidi moved the species from Rondeletia to Rogeria.
In 2004, Borhidi moved the species to the newly created genus Rovaeanthus, which includes one other species (Rovaeanthus strigosus). R. suffrutescens is the type species of the genus.
Distribution Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is native to the wet tropical biome of Mexico (Chiapas) and south-west Guatemala.
Description Rovaeanthus suffrutescens is a scrambling shrub or subshrub. It is tall. The plant has papery leaves, which are long. The corolla tube has fine, stiff hairs.
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