Bryanthus

Bryanthus
Bryanthus gmelinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Subfamily:	Ericoideae
Tribe:	Bryantheae
Genus:	Bryanthus S.G.Gmel. [1]
Species:	B. musciformis
Binomial name
Bryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai [2]
Synonyms [2]
Andromeda musciformisPoir. Andromeda bryanthaL. Bryanthus gmeliniiD.Don Erica bryanthaThunb. Menziesia bryantha(L.) Sw.

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. ^[1] The genus was created in 1769. ^[3] In 2012, the new tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera Bryanthus and Ledothamnus . ^[4]

Former species

Species that have been placed in Bryanthus include:

• Bryanthus aleuticus(Spreng.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce aleutica
• Bryanthus empetriformis(Sm.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce empetriformis
• Bryanthus × erectusLindl. & Paxt., synonym of × Phyllothamnus erectus
• Bryanthus glanduliflorus(Hook.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce glanduliflora
• Bryanthus intermedius(Hook.) A.Gray, synonym of Phyllodoce × intermedia

References

1. "Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-11-19
2. "Bryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-11-19
3. "Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-11-19
4. Gillespie, Emily L.; Kron, Kathleen A. (2012-03-01). "A new tribe, Bryantheae (Ericoideae: Ericaceae), composed of disjunct genera from South America and Japan". Brittonia. 64 (1): 73–75. Bibcode:2012Britt..64...73G. doi:10.1007/s12228-011-9217-x. ISSN   1938-436X. S2CID   16485838.