Eriothymus

Eriothymus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Eriothymus
(Benth.) Rchb.
Species: E. rubiaceus
Binomial name
Eriothymus rubiaceus
(Benth.) J.A.Schmidt
Synonyms[1]
  • Keithia rubiacea Benth.
  • Hedeoma rubiacea (Benth.) Briq.

Eriothymus is a genus of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, first described as a genus in 1835. It contains only one known species, Eriothymus rubiaceus. It is endemic to the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Epling, C. C. 1936. Synopsis of the South American Labiatae II. Feddes Repert. Beih. 85:132.
  4. Irving, R. S. 1980. The systematics of Hedeoma (Labiatae). Sida 8:221.


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