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Kalmia (lambkill)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

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

It was assigned to Ericaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Hickey (1977).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Kalmia Linnaeus
1919Kalmia Knowlton
1977Kalmia Hickey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusKalmia

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. Kalmia Linnaeus 1753 [lambkill]
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Kalmia brittoniana Hollick 1892
Kalmia elliptica Brown 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available