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]

• 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

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.