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Thibaudia

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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.

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]

Thibaudia costaricensis
Thibaudia inflata

Species include:[2]

References

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