Bryanthus
plant with small green leaves and white flowers
Bryanthus gmelinii
Scientific classification Edit this 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 musciformis Poir.
  • Andromeda bryantha L.
  • Bryanthus gmelinii D.Don
  • Erica bryantha Thunb.
  • 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 × erectus Lindl. & 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. 1 2 "Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-19
  2. 1 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. doi:10.1007/s12228-011-9217-x. ISSN 1938-436X. S2CID 16485838.


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