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Demosthenesia

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Demosthenesia
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[1]

Its native range is Peru to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Demosthenesia is in honour of Demosthenes (384–322 BC), a Greek politician.[2]

Species known:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.