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Thibaudia
Thibaudia (picture from Curtis's Botanical Magazine)
Scientific classification Edit this 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. Species of the genus are known commonly as zagalitas.

There are about 60 to 75 species.

Thibaudia costaricensis
Thibaudia inflata

Species include:

References

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


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