Thibaudia

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Thibaudia
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Thibaudia (picture from Curtis's Botanical Magazine)
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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]

Thibaudia costaricensis Thibaudia costaricensis (9703758138).jpg
Thibaudia costaricensis
Thibaudia inflata Thibaudia inflata (Ericaceae) (29406994244).jpg
Thibaudia inflata

Species include: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (in Spanish) Thibaudia. Andes Trees: Arboles y Arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. efloras.org
  2. 1 2 Thibaudia. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science.