Eriothymus

Eriothymus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, 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]

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

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). 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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