Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Lamiales (178)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Rhaphiodon (1)
Epithet: echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer (1)
echinus => set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle)