Rogiera amoena Planch.

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Rogiera amoena

Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare

Rogiera amoena

Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare

Rogiera amoena

Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare

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Synonyms: Rondeletia amoena (Planch.) Hemsl.
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Description: Shrub or small tree. Leaves ovate, to 15 cm long, densely pubescent beneath. Stipules large, triangular, usually reflexed. Flowers in dense terminal and axillary panicles. Corolla pink, with yellow hairs at throat.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: amoena: beautiful, showy, pleasing
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Worldwide distribution: Native to southern Mexico and Panama.
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Image last updated: Saturday 4 May 2013
Literature:

Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 974.

Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 398.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rogiera amoena
African Plant Database: Rogiera amoena
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rogiera amoena
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rogiera amoena
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rogiera amoena
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iNaturalist: Rogiera amoena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rogiera amoena
JSTOR Plant Science: Rogiera amoena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rogiera amoena
Plants of the World Online: Rogiera amoena
Tropicos: Rogiera amoena
Wikipedia: Rogiera amoena


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Rogiera amoena.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=180460, retrieved 5 December 2025

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