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 Edit this 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.{{cite web}}: 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.