Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)
Genus: Rhaphiodon (1)
Epithet: echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer (1)
echinus => set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle)