Biology:Plutarchia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
| Plutarchia | |
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| Plutarchia guascensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Plutarchia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289416-2.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q529976 entry
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