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Ericaceae (heather)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Ericaceae Jussieu pp. 159-160
1820Ericaceae Berchtold and Presl p. 252
1919Ericaceae Knowlton
1963Ericaceae Chandler p. 126
1977Ericaceae Hickey
2000Ericaceae Mabberley
2008Ericaceae Taylor et al. p. 1030
2016Ericaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19
2020Ericaceae Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Ericaceae Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
familyEricaceae

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.

Fm. Ericaceae Jussieu 1789 [heather]
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G. †Agaurioxylon Hofmann 1952
G. Andromeda Linnaeus 1753 [bog-rosemary]
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†Andromeda affinis Lesquereux 1874
†Andromeda angustifolia Berry 1914
Andromeda arborea Linnaeus 1753
Andromeda caerulea Linnaeus 1753
Andromeda calyculata Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda cookii Berry 1909
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Invalid names: Andromeda flexuosa Newberry 1896 [replaced]
†Andromeda crassa Lesquereux 1888
†Andromeda cretacea Lesquereux 1892
†Andromeda dakotana Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Andromeda acuminata Lesquereux 1875 [replaced]
†Andromeda delicatula Lesquereux 1883
†Andromeda grandifolia Smith 1894
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Invalid names: Andromeda latifolia Newberry 1895 [synonym]
†Andromeda grayana Heer 1865
Andromeda hypnoides Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda lanceolata Knowlton 1917
†Andromeda linearifolia Lesquereux 1887
†Andromeda linifolia Lesquereux 1891
Andromeda mariana Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda novaecaesareae Hollick 1896
Andromeda paniculata Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda parlatorii Heer 1866
†Andromeda pfaffiana Heer 1882
Andromeda polifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda protogaea Unger 1850
Andromeda reticulata Ettingshausen 1850
†Andromeda scripta Knowlton 1917
†Andromeda snowii Lesquereux 1891
†Andromeda tenuinervis Lesquereux 1891
Andromeda tetragona Linnaeus 1753
†Andromeda wardiana Lesquereux 1892
G. †Andromedites Ettingshausen 1851
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†Andromedites paradoxus Ettingshausen 1851
G. †Arbutites Ettingshausen 1868
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†Arbutites euri Ettingshausen 1868
G. Arbutus Linnaeus 1753 [madrone]
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Arbutus acadiensis Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus alpina Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus menziesii Pursh 1813
†Arbutus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
†Arbutus prexalapensis Axelrod 1939
Arbutus unedo Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus uvaursi Linnaeus 1753
G. †Arctostaphyloides Kirchheimer 1936
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G. Arctostaphylos Adanson 1763
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†Arctostaphylos elliptica Knowlton 1899
†Arctostaphylos mohavensis Axelrod 1939
†Arctostaphylos verdiana Axelrod 1958
G. Brachyloma Sonder 1842
G. Calluna Salisbury 1802
G. Cyathodes Labillardière 1805
G. †Cyathodophyllum Jordan et al. 2010
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†Cyathodophyllum novaezelandiae Jordan et al. 2010
G. Dendrium Desvaux 1813
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G. †Dermatophyllites Goeppert and Berendt 1845
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†Dermatophyllites stilligerus Goeppert and Berendt 1845
G. †Epacridiphyllum Velenovsky and Viniklar 1931
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†Epacridiphyllum quinquenervium Velenovsky and Viniklar 1931
G. †Epacriphyllum Jordan and Hill 1995
G. Epacris Cavanilles 1797
G. †Ericiphyllum Conwentz 1886
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†Ericiphyllum ternatum Conwentz 1886
G. †Ericipites Wodehouse 1933
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†Ericipites annulatus González-Guzmán 1967
†Ericipites crassiexinus Harris 1972
†Ericipites microtectanum Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
†Ericipites sahnii Ramanujam 1966
†Ericipites scabratus Harris 1965
†Ericipites verrucatus De Benedetti et al. 2023
G. Gaultheria Linnaeus 1753 [wintergreen]
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Gaultheria procumbens Linnaeus 1753
G. Gaylussacia Kunth 1818
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Gaylussacia dumosa Andrews 1846
G. Kalmia Linnaeus 1753 [lambkill]
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Kalmia augustifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Kalmia brittoniana Hollick 1892
†Kalmia elliptica Brown 1962
Kalmia latifolia Linnaeus 1753
G. †Kalmiophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
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†Kalmiophyllum marcodurense Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
G. Leucothoe Don 1834 [doghobble]
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Leucothoe racemosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Monotoca Brown 1810
G. Needhamiella Watson 1965
G. †Orphanidesites Caspary 1881
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†Orphanidesites primaevus Caspary 1881
G. Pieris Don 1834
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†Pieris scorbiculata Hollick 1904
G. Rhododendron Linnaeus 1753 [rhododendron]
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Rhododendron dauricum Linnaeus 1753
Rhododendron hirsutum Linnaeus 1753
Rhododendron maximum Linnaeus 1753
G. Richea Brown 1810
G. †Richeaphyllum Jordan and Hill 1995
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†Richeaphyllum waimumuensis Jordan et al. 2010
G. Trochocarpa Brown 1810
G. †Weylandicutis Schneider 1969
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†Weylandicutis marcodurense Krausel and Weyland 1959
G. Xolisma Rafinesque 1819
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Xolisma lingustrina Linnaeus 1753
G. Xylococcus Nuttall 1842
Invalid names: Andromedeae [empty], Cosmelieae Crayn and Quinn 2002 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available