Biology:Eriophyton

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Eriophyton
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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