Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Lamiales (195)
Family: Lamiaceae (96)(family description)
Genus: Rhaphiodon (1)
Epithet: echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer (1)
echinus => set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle)