''Erithalis'' is a
genus
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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 ...
s in the
family
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Rubiaceae
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. The genus is found from southern Florida to tropical America.
Species
* ''
Erithalis angustifolia''
DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
* ''
Erithalis diffusa''
Correll
* ''
Erithalis fruticosa
''Erithalis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Florida to tropical America.
Species
* '' Erithalis angustifolia'' DC.
* '' Erithalis diffusa'' Correll
* '' Erithalis fruticosa'' L.
* '' Er ...
''
L.
* ''
Erithalis harrisii''
Urb.
Ignatz Urban (7 January 1848 – 7 January 1931) was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban s ...
* ''
Erithalis odorifera''
Jacq.
* ''
Erithalis orbiculata''
(Proctor) A.R.Franck, P.A.Lewis & Oberli
* ''
Erithalis quadrangularis''
Krug & Urb.
Ignatz Urban (7 January 1848 – 7 January 1931) was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban s ...
* ''
Erithalis salmeoides''
Correll
* ''
Erithalis vacciniifolia
''Erithalis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from southern Florida to tropical America.
Species
* '' Erithalis angustifolia'' DC.
* '' Erithalis diffusa'' Correll
* ''Erithalis fruticosa'' L.
* '' Eri ...
''
(Griseb.
August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach () was a German botany, botanist and phytogeography, phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on 17 April 1814 and died in Göttingen on 9 May 1879.
Biography
Grisebach studied at the Lyceum in Hanover, the clo ...
) C.Wright
References
External links
''Erithalis'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
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Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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