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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Demosthenesia A.C.Sm. |
Demosthenesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]
Its native range is Peru to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Demosthenesia is in honour of Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a Greek politician.[2]
Species known:[1]
- Demosthenesia amicorum (Sleumer) Sleumer
- Demosthenesia buxifolia (Fielding & Gardner) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia cordifolia Luteyn
- Demosthenesia dudleyi D.R.Simpson
- Demosthenesia fabulosa (Sleumer) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia mandonii (Britton) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia matsiguenka Huamantupa
- Demosthenesia microphylla (Hoerold) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia oppositifolia Luteyn
- Demosthenesia pearcei (Britton) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia spectabilis (Rusby) A.C.Sm.
- Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn
- Demosthenesia weberbaueri (Sleumer) Sleumer
References
- 1 2 3 "Demosthenesia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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