Thibaudia
Thibaudia | |
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Thibaudia (picture from Curtis's Botanical Magazine) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
Tribe: | Vaccinieae |
Genus: | Thibaudia Ruiz & Pav. |
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]
There are about 60[1] to 75 species.[2]
Species include:[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) Thibaudia. Andes Trees: Arboles y Arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. efloras.org
- ^ a b Thibaudia. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science.
Categories:
- Vaccinioideae
- Ericaceae genera
- Ericaceae stubs