Themistoclesia Explained

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.

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:

• Themistoclesia alata
• Themistoclesia anfracta
• Themistoclesia campii
• Themistoclesia compacta
• Themistoclesia compta
• Themistoclesia crassifolia
• Themistoclesia cremasta
• Themistoclesia cuatrecasasii
• Themistoclesia dependens
• Themistoclesia diazii
• Themistoclesia dryanderae
• Themistoclesia epiphytica
• Themistoclesia flexuosa
• Themistoclesia fosbergii
• Themistoclesia geniculata
• Themistoclesia hirsuta
• Themistoclesia horquetensis
• Themistoclesia idiocalyx
• Themistoclesia inflata
• Themistoclesia mucronata
• Themistoclesia orientalis
• Themistoclesia pariensis
• Themistoclesia pennellii
• Themistoclesia pentandra
• Themistoclesia peruviana
• Themistoclesia recondita
• Themistoclesia recurva
• Themistoclesia rostrata
• Themistoclesia siranensis
• Themistoclesia smithiana
• Themistoclesia tunquiniensis
• Themistoclesia unduavensis
• Themistoclesia vegasana
• Themistoclesia woytkowskii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Themistoclesia Klotzsch Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 March 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.