Thibaudia

Thibaudia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. They are native to Central and South America with a high concentration of species in the cloud forests of Costa Rica and Ecuador.[1] Species of the genus are known commonly as zagalitas.[1]

Thibaudia
Thibaudia (picture from Curtis's Botanical Magazine)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Subfamily:	Vaccinioideae
Tribe:	Vaccinieae
Genus:	Thibaudia Ruiz & Pav.

There are about 60[1] to 75 species.[2]

Thibaudia costaricensis

Thibaudia inflata

Species include:[2]

• Thibaudia acacioides
• Thibaudia albiflora
• Thibaudia andrei
• Thibaudia angustifolia
• Thibaudia anomala
• Thibaudia apophysata
• Thibaudia archeri
• Thibaudia ardisiifolia
• Thibaudia biflora
• Thibaudia breweri
• Thibaudia cardenasii
• Thibaudia cardiophylla
• Thibaudia carrenoi
• Thibaudia caulialata
• Thibaudia clivalis
• Thibaudia costaricensis
• Thibaudia densiflora
• Thibaudia diphylla
• Thibaudia engleriana
• Thibaudia falconensis
• Thibaudia fallax
• Thibaudia floribunda
• Thibaudia gunnarii
• Thibaudia harlingii
• Thibaudia inflata
• Thibaudia insignis
• Thibaudia jahnii
• Thibaudia jorgensenii
• Thibaudia lanata
• Thibaudia lugoi
• Thibaudia macrocalyx
• Thibaudia martiniana
• Thibaudia mellifera
• Thibaudia nervosa
• Thibaudia parvifolia
• Thibaudia pennellii
• Thibaudia rigidiflora
• Thibaudia sessiliflora
• Thibaudia smithiana
• Thibaudia spathulata
• Thibaudia steyermarkii
• Thibaudia tomentosa
• Thibaudia truncata
• Thibaudia ulei
• Thibaudia uniflora
• Thibaudia urbaniana

References

1. (in Spanish) Thibaudia. Andes Trees: Arboles y Arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. efloras.org
2. Thibaudia. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science.