Eriothymus

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
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.