''Rogersonanthus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s belonging to the family

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus '' Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan. Characteri ...

. Its native range is Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela in northern South America. The genus name of ''Rogersonanthus'' is in honour of

Clark Thomas Rogerson Clark Thomas Rogerson, (2 October 1918 – 7 September 2001), was an American mycologist. He was known for his work in the Hypocreales (Ascomycota), particularly '' Hypomyces'', a genus of fungi that parasitize other fungi. After receiving ...

(1918–2001), an American

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as w ...

. It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.51 on page 3 in 1989. Known species, according to Kew: *'' Rogersonanthus arboreus'' *'' Rogersonanthus quelchii''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10364033 Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera Plants described in 1989 Flora of Guyana Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of Venezuela