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Arbutus (madrone)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Arbutus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ericaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Brown (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Arbutus Linnaeus
1919Arbutus Knowlton
1959Arbutus Brown p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusArbutus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Arbutus Linnaeus 1753 [madrone]
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Arbutus menziesii Pursh 1813
Arbutus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
Arbutus prexalapensis Axelrod 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available