Rhododon

Rhododon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Mentheae
Genus: Rhododon
Epling
Species:
R. ciliatus
Binomial name
Rhododon ciliatus
(Benth.) Epling
Synonyms[1]
  • Keithia ciliata Benth.
  • Hedeoma ciliata (Benth.) Benth. 1848 not Nutt. earlier in 1848
  • Stachydeoma ciliata (Benth.) Small
  • Hedeoma texanum Cory
  • Stachydeoma angulata Tharp
  • Stachydeoma duvalii Tharp
  • Rhododon angulatus (Tharp) B.L.Turner

Rhododon, called sandmint,[2] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1939. It contains only one known species, Rhododon ciliatus, the Texas sandmint[3] endemic to the state of Texas in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Archived 2014-08-31 at Wikiwix
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Rhododon​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Rhododon​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.