Themistoclesia
Themistoclesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.
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, an Athenian politician and military leader.
It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.24 on page 41 in 1851.
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''