Taxonomy Profile: Ericaceae

Ericaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Epacridaceae
Empetraceae
Pyrolaceae
Monotropaceae
Andromedaceae
Arbutaceae
Arctostaphylaceae
Azaleaceae
Hypopityaceae
Kalmiaceae
Ledaceae
Menzieziaceae
Oxycoccaceae
Rhododendraceae
Rhodoraceae
Stypheliaceae
Vacciniaceae
Salaxidaceae
Prionotaceae
Common Name(s):
heaths []
éricacées []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ericaceae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Ericales
Family : Ericaceae
heaths |
éricacées |
Ericaceae Direct Children(s):
Gonocalyx
(Planch & Linden)
Cassiope
(D Don)
Leucothoe
(D Don)
Lyonia
(Nutt)
Agarista
(D Don ex G Don)
Arbutus
(L)
Calluna
(Salisb)
Chamaedaphne
(Moench)
Elliottia
(Muhl ex Elliott)
Epigaea
(L)
Erica
(L)
Gaylussacia
(Kunth)
Harrimanella
(Coville)
Kalmia
(L)
Menziesia
(Sm)
Phyllodoce
(Salisb)
Xylococcus
(Nutt)
Zenobia
(D Don)
Ceratiola
(Michx)
Corema
(D Don)
Pyrola
(L)
Allotropa
(Torr & A Gray ex A Gray)
Chimaphila
(Pursh)
Hemitomes
(A Gray)
Hypopitys
(Crantz)
Monotropsis
(Schwein)
Pityopus
(Small)
Pleuricospora
(A Gray)
Pterospora
(Nutt)
Pieris
(D Don)
Kalmiopsis
(Rehder)
Moneses
(Salisb ex Gray)
Orthilia
(Raf)
Sarcodes
(Torr)
Styphelia
(Sm)
Symphysia
(C Presl)
Bejaria
(Mutis ex L)
Arctous
(A Gray Nied)
Therorhodion
(Maxim Small)
Eubotrys
(Nutt)
Enkianthus
(Lour)
Leptecophylla
(CM Weiller)
Ericaceae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Walter S. Judd
Notes:
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Source:
Ericaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-06
Notes:
Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Source:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014
Acquired:
2014-11-19
Notes:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Reference for:
Ericaceae
Publication(s):
Ericaceae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ericaceae: Comments