Eriophyton

Eriophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae`
Genus: Eriophyton
Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Erianthera Benth. 1833 not Nees 1832
  • Alajja Ikonn.
  • Susilkumara Bennet

Eriophyton is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. Its species are native to Central Asia, western China, and the Himalayas.[1][2][3]

Species[1]
  1. Eriophyton nepalense (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal
  2. Eriophyton rhomboideum (Benth.) Ryding - Tibet, Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas of northern India
  3. Eriophyton staintonii (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal
  4. Eriophyton sunhangii Bo Xu, Zhi M.Li & Boufford - Tibet
  5. Eriophyton tuberosum (Hedge) Ryding - Tibet, Nepal
  6. Eriophyton wallichii Benth. - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 169 绵参属 mian shen shu Eriophyton Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1289. 1829.
  3. ↑ Bendiksby, M., Thorbek, L., Scheen, A.-C., Lindqvist, C. & Ryding, O. (2011). An updated phylogeny and classification of Lamiaceae subfamily Lamioideae. Taxon 60: 471-484.
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