Periclesia

Periclesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Periclesia
A.C.Sm.
Synonyms[1]

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. ^ a b c "Periclesia flexuosa A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Periclesia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Periclesia flexuosa A.C. Sm". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  6. ^ "Genus: Periclesia A. C. Sm". www.narc.gov.jo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.