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
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