Herbstia brasiliana

Herbstia brasiliana
From 1875, an illustration of Herbstia brasiliana, labelled as Banalia brasiliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Herbstia
Sohmer
Species:
H. brasiliana
Binomial name
Herbstia brasiliana
(Moq.) Sohmer
Synonyms
  • Banalia brasiliana Moq.
  • Chamissoa brasiliana (Moq.) R.E.Fr.

Herbstia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one species, Herbstia brasiliana (Moq.) Sohmer It is within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.