''Bryanthus'' is a

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genus of

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in the flowering plant family

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, with the sole species ''Bryanthus musciformis'', native to

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, and the

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. The genus was created in 1769. In 2012, the new

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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,

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of '' Phyllodoce aleutica'' * ''Bryanthus empetriformis'' , synonym of '' Phyllodoce empetriformis'' * ''Bryanthus'' × ''erectus'' , synonym of × ''Phyllothamnus erectus'' * ''Bryanthus glanduliflorus'' (Hook.) A.Gray, synonym of '' Phyllodoce glanduliflora'' * ''Bryanthus intermedius'' , synonym of ''Phyllodoce'' × ''intermedia''

References

Ericoideae Monotypic Ericaceae genera {{Ericaceae-stub