437.0000
Family
Ericaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 159 (1789), nom. cons.
127 genera, ca. 4500 spp. The inclusion of Empetraceae, Pyrolaceae, Epacridaceae and Monotropaceae follows conclusive molecular evidence.
Species listed in database: 4614; hybrids: 127
= Andromedaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 428 (1843)
= Arbutaceae Bromhead; Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 337, 338 (1840)
= Arctostaphylaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 106 (1858)
= Azaleaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 272, 294 (1818)
= Diplarchaceae Klotzsch; Allg. Deutsche Naturhist. Zeitung 3: 230 (1857)
= Empetraceae Hook. & Lindl.; Fl. Scot. 297 (1821), nom. cons.
= Epacridaceae R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 535 (1810), nom. cons.
= Hypopityaceae Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 11 (1851)
= Ledaceae J.F.Gmel.; Allg. Gesch. Pflanzengifte, ed. 2: 404 (1803)
= Menziesiaceae Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 11 (1851)
= Monotropaceae Nutt.; Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall] 1: 272 (1818), nom. cons.
= Oxycoccaceae A.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 713, 714 (1891)
= Prionotaceae Hutch.; Evol. Phylogeny Fl. Pl. 306 (1969)
= Pyrolaceae Lindl.; Syn. Brit. Fl. 175 (1829), nom. cons.
= Rhododendraceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 158 (1789)
= Rhodoraceae Vent.; Tabl. Règn. Vég. 2: 449 (1799)
= Salaxidaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 104 (1858)
= Salazariaceae F.A.Barkley; Phytologia 32: 304 (1975)
= Stypheliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 72 (1834)
= Vacciniaceae DC. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 228 (1818), nom. cons.
437.8329
Genus
Themistoclesia Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 41 (1851)
Distribution: Andes from Costa Rica and Panama to Peru and Venezuela
Species listed in database: 38
= Episcopia Moritz ex Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 42 (1851), nom. inval.
species :
Themistoclesia alata
Luteyn; Fl. Ecuador 54(147): 371 (1996)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda); Ecuador
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia anfracta
(A.C.Sm.) Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 109, in clavi, 110 (1936)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Huila)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Vaccinium anfractum A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 110 (1933)
species :
Themistoclesia campii
A.C.Sm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 43 (1952)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia compacta
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 444 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia compta
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 349 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia crassifolia
Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 392 (1941)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia cremasta
A.C.Sm.; Amer. J. Bot. 40: 471 (1953)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Themistoclesia cuatrecasasii
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 348 (1950)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda, Valle)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Sphyrospermum distichum Luteyn; Opera Bot. 92: 124 (1987)
= Themistoclesia costaricensis Luteyn & Wilbur; Brittonia 29: 265 (1977)
species :
Themistoclesia david-smithii
E.M.Ortiz, Luteyn & Pedraza; Phytotaxa 671(3): 285 (2024)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Themistoclesia dependens
(Benth.) A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 442 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Risaralda); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia); Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Episcopia pendula Moritz ex Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 42 (1851) pro. syn., nom. illeg.
= Macleania humboltiana Klotzsch ex Nied.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 154, 211, 244 (1889), nom. illeg.
= Themistoclesia humboldtiana Nied.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 211 (1889)
= Themistoclesia lehmannii Hoerold; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 332 (1909)
= Themistoclesia pendula Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 42 (1851)
= Thibaudia dependens Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 220 (1846)
species :
Themistoclesia diazii
Pedraza; Caldasia 37(1): 100 (2015)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia diminuta
Pedraza; Phytotaxa 556(3): 292 (2022)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia dryanderae
Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 134 (1934)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Risaralda, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia epiphytica
A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 470 (1943)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Tolima); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia flexuosa
Luteyn; Brittonia 29(2): 177 (1977)
Distribution: Colombia (Huila)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia fosbergii
A.C.Sm.; Amer. J. Bot. 40: 470 (1953)
Distribution: Colombia (Huila)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia geniculata
Pedraza; Brittonia 62(1): 42 (2010)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Remarks: Known only from type
species :
Themistoclesia gigantiflora
E.M.Ortiz, Luteyn & Pedraza; Phytotaxa 671(3): 287 (2024)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Themistoclesia hirsuta
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 443 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Tachira, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Themistoclesia horquetensis
Luteyn & Wilbur; Brittonia 29(3): 266 (1977)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Themistoclesia idiocalyx
Pedraza; Brittonia 62(1): 44 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Themistoclesia inflata
A.C.Sm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 41 (1952)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia mucronata
(Benth.) Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 109, in clavi, 110 (1936)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthopterus mucronatus Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 221 (1846)
= Themistoclesia pittieri Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 109, in clavi, 110 (1936)
= Thibaudia mucronata (Benth.) Hoerold; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42(4): 274 (1909)
= Vaccinium benthamianum A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 110 (1933)
species :
Themistoclesia orientalis
Luteyn; Fl. Ecuador 54(147): 376 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia pariensis
Luteyn; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 112(4): 449 (1985)
Distribution: Venezuela (Sucre)
82 VEN
species :
Themistoclesia pennellii
(A.C.Sm.) Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 109, in clavi, 110 (1936)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Tolima)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Vaccinium pennellii A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 111 (1933)
species :
Themistoclesia pentandra
Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 392 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Themistoclesia peruviana
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 442 (1932)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Themistoclesia queremalensis
Paz-López, J.Perdomo, E.Restrepo, Darío García & Luteyn; Kew Bull. 80(3): 2 of 9 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia recondita
A.C.Sm.; Amer. J. Bot. 40: 469 (1953)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Huila); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Themistoclesia recurva
A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 114 (1933)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Tolima)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia rostrata
A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60: 115 (1933)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Risaralda)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia siranensis
Luteyn & Pedraza; Brittonia 62(1): 46 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Themistoclesia smithiana
(Standl.) Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 390 (1941)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Vaccinium smithianum Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 883 (1938)
species :
Themistoclesia tunquiniensis
Pedraza & Luteyn; Brittonia 62(1): 48 (2010)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Remarks: Known only from type
species :
Themistoclesia unduavensis
Luteyn; Sida 20(1): 15 (2002)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Themistoclesia vegasana
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 440 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Themistoclesia woytkowskii
Luteyn & Pedraza; Brittonia 62(1): 50 (2010)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
