''Ledothamnus'' 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 ...
s belonging to the family
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...
.
Its native range is Northern South America to Northern Brazil.
In 2012, the new
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera ''
Bryanthus
''Bryanthus'' is a monotypic genus of ornamental plant in the flowering plant family Ericaceae, with the sole species ''Bryanthus musciformis'', native to Japan, Kamchatka, and the Kuril Islands. The genus was created in 1769. In 2012, the new ...
'' and ''Ledothamnus''.
Species:
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Ledothamnus atroadenus
''Ledothamnus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Its native range is Northern South America to Northern Brazil.
In 2012, the new tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera ''B ...
''
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Ledothamnus decumbens
''Ledothamnus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Its native range is Northern South America to Northern Brazil.
In 2012, the new tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera ''B ...
''
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Ledothamnus guyanensis''
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Ledothamnus jauaensis''
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Ledothamnus luteus''
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Ledothamnus parviflorus''
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Ledothamnus sessiliflorus''
References
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Ericaceae
Ericaceae genera