Eriothymus

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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| genus = Eriothymus

| parent_authority = (Benth.) Rchb.

| species = rubiaceus

| authority = (Benth.) J.A.Schmidt

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| synonyms =

• Keithia rubiacea Benth.
• Hedeoma rubiacea (Benth.) Briq.

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Eriothymus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It contains only one known species, Eriothymus rubiaceus. It is endemic to the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=71801 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroEpling, C. C. 1936. Synopsis of the South American Labiatae II. Feddes Repert. Beih. 85:132.Irving, R. S. 1980. The systematics of Hedeoma (Labiatae). Sida 8:221.