Ledothamnus
Genus of plants
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Ledothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1] Six of the seven species of Ledothamnus are recorded from restricted distributions on the summits of tepuis in the Guayana Highlands in Bolívar and Amazonas states of Venezuela.[2] One species, L. guyanensis is more widespread throughout much of Venezuelan Guayana and adjacent Brazil.[1][2]
| Ledothamnus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Tribe: | Bryantheae |
| Genus: | Ledothamnus Meisn. |
In 2012, the new tribe Bryantheae was proposed based on genetic analysis, comprising Ledothamnus and the monotypic genus Bryanthus, which is native to Japan, Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands.[2]
Species:[1]
- Ledothamnus atroadenus Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn – Chimantá Massif, Bolívar State, Venezuela[3]
- Ledothamnus decumbens Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn – Chimantá Massif, Bolívar State[3]
- Ledothamnus guyanensis Meisn. – endemic to Venezuelan Guayana and adjacent Brazil, absent from Chimantá Massif[3]
- Ledothamnus jauaensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn – Cerro Sarisariñama, Bolívar State[3]
- Ledothamnus luteus Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn – Chimantá Massif, Bolívar State[3]
- Ledothamnus parviflorus Gleason – Cerro Duida, Amazonas State[3]
- Ledothamnus sessiliflorus N.E.Br. – vicinity of Mount Roraima, border of Bolívar State, Guyana and Brazil[3]