Eosanthe
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| Eosanthe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Ignatz Urban. 1923. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 9: 162
- ^ "Eosanthe in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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