| Bryanthus | |
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| Bryanthus gmelinii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Tribe: | Bryantheae |
| Genus: | Bryanthus S.G.Gmel. |
| Species: | B. musciformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai | |
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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 tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, containing the genera Bryanthus and Ledothamnus.
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
- ^ "Bryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-19
- ^ "Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-19
- "Bryanthus S.G.Gmel.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-11-19
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bryanthus | |
| Bryanthus musciformis | |
| Andromeda musciformis | |
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