''Cuminia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, ''Cuminia eriantha''. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Robinson Crusoe Island, one of the

Juan Fernández Islands The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...

in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

and politically a part of that country.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> Two varieties are recognized, regarded by some as distinct species: #''Cuminia eriantha'' var. ''eriantha'' #''Cuminia eriantha'' var. ''fernandezia'' (Colla) Harley The species is listed as "critically endangered."

References

Lamiaceae Endemic flora of the Juan Fernández Islands Monotypic Lamiaceae genera Critically endangered plants Robinson Crusoe Island Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lamiaceae-stub