Plutarchia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]
It is native to Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
The genus name of Plutarchia is in honour of Plutarch (c. 45 – c. 125), a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.63 on page 311 in 1936.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Plutarchia angulata A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia coronaria (Hook.f.) A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia dasyphylla A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia dichogama (Cuatrec.) Sleumer
- Plutarchia dolos N.R.Salinas, M.F.González, E.Hern.-A. & Betancur
- Plutarchia ecuadorensis Luteyn
- Plutarchia guascensis (Cuatrec.) A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia minor A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia miranda A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia monantha A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia pubiflora (Wedd.) A.C.Sm.
- Plutarchia rigida (Benth.) A.C.Sm.
References
- ^ a b c d "Plutarchia A.C.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 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.