Thibaudia

Thibaudia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. They are native to Central and South America with a high concentration of species in the cloud forests of Costa Rica and Ecuador.[1] Species of the genus are known commonly as zagalitas.[1]

Thibaudia
Thibaudia (picture from Curtis's Botanical Magazine)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Vaccinioideae
Tribe: Vaccinieae
Genus: Thibaudia
Ruiz & Pav.

There are about 60[1] to 75 species.[2]

Thibaudia costaricensis
Thibaudia inflata

Species include:[2]

  • Thibaudia acacioides
  • Thibaudia albiflora
  • Thibaudia andrei
  • Thibaudia angustifolia
  • Thibaudia anomala
  • Thibaudia apophysata
  • Thibaudia archeri
  • Thibaudia ardisiifolia
  • Thibaudia biflora
  • Thibaudia breweri
  • Thibaudia cardenasii
  • Thibaudia cardiophylla
  • Thibaudia carrenoi
  • Thibaudia caulialata
  • Thibaudia clivalis
  • Thibaudia costaricensis
  • Thibaudia densiflora
  • Thibaudia diphylla
  • Thibaudia engleriana
  • Thibaudia falconensis
  • Thibaudia fallax
  • Thibaudia floribunda
  • Thibaudia gunnarii
  • Thibaudia harlingii
  • Thibaudia inflata
  • Thibaudia insignis
  • Thibaudia jahnii
  • Thibaudia jorgensenii
  • Thibaudia lanata
  • Thibaudia lugoi
  • Thibaudia macrocalyx
  • Thibaudia martiniana
  • Thibaudia mellifera
  • Thibaudia nervosa
  • Thibaudia parvifolia
  • Thibaudia pennellii
  • Thibaudia rigidiflora
  • Thibaudia sessiliflora
  • Thibaudia smithiana
  • Thibaudia spathulata
  • Thibaudia steyermarkii
  • Thibaudia tomentosa
  • Thibaudia truncata
  • Thibaudia ulei
  • Thibaudia uniflora
  • Thibaudia urbaniana

References

  1. (in Spanish) Thibaudia. Andes Trees: Arboles y Arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. efloras.org
  2. Thibaudia. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science.


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