Biology:Periclesia
| Periclesia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Periclesia A.C.Sm. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ceratostema flexuosum (A.C.Sm.) J.F.Macbr. | |
Periclesia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Periclesia flexuosa A.C.Sm. It is also with the Vaccinioideae subfamily and the Vaccinieae tribe.[3]
It is native to Ecuador.[1]
The genus name of Periclesia is in honour of Pericles (c. 490 BC – 429 BC), a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens.[4] The Latin specific epithet of flexuosa refers to flexuosus meaning twisted.[5] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. Vol.28 on page 357 in 1932.[1]
The genus is not recognised by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, they list it as a synonym of Ceratostema Juss.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Periclesia flexuosa A.C.Sm." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/190312-2.
- ↑ "Periclesia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295201-2.
- ↑ "Tropicos | Name - Periclesia flexuosa A.C. Sm.". http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/12300856.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ↑ "Genus: Periclesia A. C. Sm.". http://www.narc.gov.jo/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=15846.
Wikidata ☰ Q87162651 entry
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