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Demosthenesia
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.

Its native range is Peru to Bolivia and Brazil.

The genus name of Demosthenesia is in honour of Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a Greek politician.

Species known:

• 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. ^ "Demosthenesia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
2. 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.

• Ericaceae
• Ericaceae genera