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]
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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. |
There are about 60[1] to 75 species.[2]
Species include:[2]
- Thibaudia acacioides
- Thibaudia albiflora
- Thibaudia andrei
- Thibaudia angustifolia
- Thibaudia anomala
- Thibaudia apophysata
- Thibaudia archeri
- Thibaudia ardisiifolia
- Thibaudia biflora
- Thibaudia breweri
- Thibaudia cardenasii
- Thibaudia cardiophylla
- Thibaudia carrenoi
- Thibaudia caulialata
- Thibaudia clivalis
- Thibaudia costaricensis
- Thibaudia densiflora
- Thibaudia diphylla
- Thibaudia engleriana
- Thibaudia falconensis
- Thibaudia fallax
- Thibaudia floribunda
- Thibaudia gunnarii
- Thibaudia harlingii
- Thibaudia inflata
- Thibaudia insignis
- Thibaudia jahnii
- Thibaudia jorgensenii
- Thibaudia lanata
- Thibaudia lugoi
- Thibaudia macrocalyx
- Thibaudia martiniana
- Thibaudia mellifera
- Thibaudia nervosa
- Thibaudia parvifolia
- Thibaudia pennellii
- Thibaudia rigidiflora
- Thibaudia sessiliflora
- Thibaudia smithiana
- Thibaudia spathulata
- Thibaudia steyermarkii
- Thibaudia tomentosa
- Thibaudia truncata
- Thibaudia ulei
- Thibaudia uniflora
- Thibaudia urbaniana
References
edit- ^ 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.