| Periclesia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Periclesia A.C.Sm. |
| Synonyms1 | |
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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
References
- "Periclesia flexuosa A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Periclesia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- "Tropicos | Name - Periclesia flexuosa A.C. Sm". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- "Genus: Periclesia A. C. Sm". www.narc.gov.jo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.