Themistoclesia

Themistoclesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Themistoclesia; Klotzsch
Synonyms
	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[]

According to Kew:^[1]

Luteyn
(A.C.Sm.) Sleumer
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
Sleumer
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
(Benth.) A.C.Sm.
Pedraza
Sleumer
A.C.Sm.
Luteyn
A.C.Sm.
Pedraza
A.C.Sm.
Luteyn & Wilbur
Pedraza
A.C.Sm.
(Benth.) Sleumer
Luteyn
Luteyn
(A.C.Sm.) Sleumer
Sleumer
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
A.C.Sm.
Luteyn & Pedraza
(Standl.) Sleumer
Pedraza & Luteyn
Luteyn
A.C.Sm.
Luteyn & Pedraza

References[]

^ ^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.

[POWO-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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