Biology:Plutarchia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Plutarchia
Plutarchia guascensis 1.jpg
Plutarchia guascensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Plutarchia
A.C.Sm.

Plutarchia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]

It is native to Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

The genus name of Plutarchia is in honour of Plutarch (c. 45 – c. 125), a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.63 on page 311 in 1936.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Plutarchia angulata A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia coronaria (Hook.f.) A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia dasyphylla A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia dichogama (Cuatrec.) Sleumer
  • Plutarchia dolos N.R.Salinas, M.F.González, E.Hern.-A. & Betancur
  • Plutarchia ecuadorensis Luteyn
  • Plutarchia guascensis (Cuatrec.) A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia minor A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia miranda A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia monantha A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia pubiflora (Wedd.) A.C.Sm.
  • Plutarchia rigida (Benth.) A.C.Sm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q529976 entry