Eriophyton is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. Its species are native to Central Asia, western China, and the Himalayas.[1][3][4]
| Eriophyton | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
| Genus: | Eriophyton Benth. (1829) |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Species
edit12 species are accepted.[2]
- Eriophyton anomalum (Juz.) Lazkov & Sennikov – Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, and Xinjiang
- Eriophyton lamiiflorum (Rupr.) Bräuchler – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang
- Eriophyton maleolens (Rech.f.) Salmaki – Afghanistan
- Eriophyton marrubioides (Regel) Ryding – eastern Kazakhstan and Xinjiang
- Eriophyton nepalense (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal
- Eriophyton oblongatum (Schrenk) Bendiksby – central Asia, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang
- Eriophyton rhomboideum (Benth.) Ryding - Tibet, Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas of northern India
- Eriophyton staintonii (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal
- Eriophyton sunhangii Bo Xu, Zhi M.Li & Boufford - Tibet
- Eriophyton tibeticum (Vatke) Ryding – Pakistan, western Himalayas, and western Tibet
- Eriophyton tuberosum (Hedge) Ryding - Tibet, Nepal
- Eriophyton wallichii Benth. - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Eriophyton Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 169 绵参属 mian shen shu Eriophyton Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1289. 1829.
- ^ Bendiksby, M., Thorbek, L., Scheen, A.-C., Lindqvist, C. & Ryding, O. (2011). An updated phylogeny and classification of Lamiaceae subfamily Lamioideae. Taxon 60: 471-484.