Tainus

Tainus pitreanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to southern Hispaniola.^[1] It is the sole species in genus Tainus.^[2]

Tainus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Rondeletieae
Genus:	Tainus Torr.-Montúfar, H.Ochot. & Borsch (2017)
Species:	T. pitreanus
Binomial name
Tainus pitreanus (Urb. & Ekman) Torr.-Montúfar, H.Ochot. & Borsch (2017)
Synonyms[1]
Rondeletia pitreana Urb. & Ekman (1929)