Bryanthus

Bryanthus is a monotypic genus of ornamental plant in the flowering plant family Ericaceae, with the sole species Bryanthus musciformis, native to Japan, Kamchatka, and the Kuril Islands. ^[1] The genus was created in 1769.^[3] In 2012, the new tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera Bryanthus and Ledothamnus.^[4]

Bryanthus
Bryanthus gmelinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Subfamily:	Ericoideae
Tribe:	Bryantheae
Genus:	Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.[1]
Species:	B. musciformis
Binomial name
Bryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai[2]
Synonyms[2]
Andromeda musciformis Poir. Andromeda bryantha L. Bryanthus gmelinii D.Don Erica bryantha Thunb. Menziesia bryantha (L.) Sw.

Former species

Species that have been placed in Bryanthus include:

• Bryanthus aleuticus (Spreng.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce aleutica
• Bryanthus empetriformis (Sm.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce empetriformis
• Bryanthus × erectus Lindl. & Paxt., synonym of × Phyllothamnus erectus
• Bryanthus glanduliflorus (Hook.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce glanduliflora
• Bryanthus intermedius (Hook.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce × intermedia