Themistoclesia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Themistoclesia Klotzsch |
| Synonyms | |
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Episcopia Moritz ex Klotzsch | |
Themistoclesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Themistoclesia Klotzsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ 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.