Eosanthe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
Tribe: | Chiococceae |
Genus: |
Eosanthe Urb. |
Species: | E. cubensis
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Binomial name | |
Eosanthe cubensis |
Eosanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] The genus contains only one species, viz. Eosanthe cubensis, which is endemic to Sierra Cristal National Park, in Cuba. [2]
The genus name of Eosanthe is in reference to the goddess from Greek mythology, Eos. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban in Symb. Antill. (Urban) Vol.9 (Issue 1) on page 162 in 1923.
Eosanthe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
Tribe: | Chiococceae |
Genus: |
Eosanthe Urb. |
Species: | E. cubensis
|
Binomial name | |
Eosanthe cubensis |
Eosanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] The genus contains only one species, viz. Eosanthe cubensis, which is endemic to Sierra Cristal National Park, in Cuba. [2]
The genus name of Eosanthe is in reference to the goddess from Greek mythology, Eos. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban in Symb. Antill. (Urban) Vol.9 (Issue 1) on page 162 in 1923.