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Themistoclesia

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Themistoclesia
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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

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.