Eosanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.Ignatz Urban. 1923. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 9: 162 The genus contains only one species, viz. Eosanthe cubensis, which is endemic to Sierra Cristal National Park, in Cuba.
The genus name of Eosanthe is in reference to the goddess from Greek mythology, Eos.
The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban in Symb. Antill. (Urban) Vol.9 (Issue 1) on page 162 in 1923.
References
External links Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Eosanthe cubensis