Eremothamnus

 ( Flora Of Namibia ) 

Eremothamnus is a Monotypic taxon genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Its only species is Eremothamnus marlothianus. It is native to the desert of Namibia. It is a small shrub with spiny leaves.

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Taxonomy and systematics The genus Eremothamnus was erected in 1889 by Otto Hoffmann, when he named its only species, Eremothamnus marlothianus.Otto Hoffmann. 1889. "Plantae Marlothianae. Ein Beitrag zur Kentniss der Flora Südafrikas" Botanische Jarhbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 10:278. The specific epithet is for Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), a South African botanist, pharmacist, and analytical chemist. The generic name is derived from the Greek language words eremos and thamnos. Hoffmann did not give an etymology for the Botanical name and it has been supposed that it means "solitary shrub",Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume II, page 929. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. (vol. II). but "desert shrub" is also a possible interpretation.

Eremothamnus is closely related to Hoplophyllum. These two genera form a clade in the Taxonomic rank Cichorioideae. Some authors have placed Eremothamnus in the tribe Arctotideae.Per Ola Karis. 2007. "Arctotideae" pages 200–207. In: Klaus Kubitzki (series editor); Joachim W. Kadereit and Charles Jeffrey (volume editors). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume VIII. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. In some of the more recent classification systems, Eremothamnus and Hoplophyllum constitute the tribe Eremothamneae.Vicki A. Funk, Alfonso Susanna, Tod F. Stuessy, and Randall J. Bayer. 2009. Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of the Compositae. IAPT (International Association for Plant Taxonomy). .

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External links

• Eremothamnus established In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst.
• CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: D–L
• Classification (compositae book, chapter 11), The International Compositae Alliance

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