What is "rondeletia"

Rondeletia \Ron`de*le"ti*a\, n. [NL. So named after William Rondelet, a French naturalist.] (Bot.) A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.

n. Any of the genus (taxlink Rondeletia genus) of tropical rubiaceous shrubs.

Rondeletia is a genus name. It can refer to:

• Rondeletia, the redmouth whalefishes
• Rondeletia (plant), flowering plants in the madder family (Rubiaceae)