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]

Rotundanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Rotundanthus
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.

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]

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