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Eosanthe

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Eosanthe
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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
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

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  1. ^ Ignatz Urban. 1923. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 9: 162
  2. ^ "Eosanthe in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ^ 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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