Themistoclesia

Themistoclesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]

Themistoclesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Themistoclesia
Klotzsch
Synonyms

Episcopia Moritz ex Klotzsch

Its native range is western parts of South America and it is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Themistoclesia is in honour of Themistocles (c. 525 BC – c. 459 BC), an Athenian politician and military leader.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.24 on page 41 in 1851.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Themistoclesia alata Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia anfracta (A.C.Sm.) Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia campii A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia compacta A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia compta A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia crassifolia Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia cremasta A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia cuatrecasasii A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia dependens (Benth.) A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia diazii Pedraza
  • Themistoclesia dryanderae Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia epiphytica A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia flexuosa Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia fosbergii A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia geniculata Pedraza
  • Themistoclesia hirsuta A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia horquetensis Luteyn & Wilbur
  • Themistoclesia idiocalyx Pedraza
  • Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia mucronata (Benth.) Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia orientalis Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia pariensis Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia pennellii (A.C.Sm.) Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia pentandra Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia peruviana A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia recondita A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia recurva A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia rostrata A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia siranensis Luteyn & Pedraza
  • Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer
  • Themistoclesia tunquiniensis Pedraza & Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia unduavensis Luteyn
  • Themistoclesia vegasana A.C.Sm.
  • Themistoclesia woytkowskii Luteyn & Pedraza

References
  1. "Themistoclesia Klotzsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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