Erithalis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Chiococceae
Genus: Erithalis
Species: E. angustifolia – E. diffusa – E. fruticosa – E. harrisii – E. odorifera – E. orbiculata – E. quadrangularis – E. salmeoides – E. vacciniifolia
Name

Erithalis P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 165. (1756)

Type species: Erithalis fruticosa L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 930 (1759)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Herrera Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 158. (1763)

Homonyms

Erithalis G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 17. (1786) nom. illeg. hom.

References

Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 165, pl. 17, f. 3.
Negron Ortiz, V., 2005. Taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus: Erithalis (Rubiaceae: Chiococceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany 21(3): 1565-1598. JSTOR Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2010. Erithalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2010 Feb. 9.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Erithalis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Erithalis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 9 2019.

Erithalis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Florida to tropical America.[1]
Species

Erithalis angustifolia DC.
Erithalis diffusa Correll
Erithalis fruticosa L.
Erithalis harrisii Urb.
Erithalis odorifera Jacq.
Erithalis quadrangularis Krug & Urb.
Erithalis salmeoides Correll
Erithalis vacciniifolia (Griseb.) C.Wright

References

"Erithalis in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.