| Thibaudia | |
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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. |
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]
Species include: [2]