Updated taxa of Ericaceae in M and MSB

This is a list of newly updated genera and species in M and MSB. Lastly updated in May 2024 according to Plants of the World Online, Bush et al. 20101, Gillespie (2010)2, Vander Kloet et al. 20043 and Waselkov & Judd 20084.

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References

  1. Bush, C., Judd, W., Frazier, L., Kron, K. (2010). The phylogeny of Leucothoë s. l. (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae) based on morphological and molecular (ndhF, matK, and nrITS) data. Systematic Botany, 35: 201-206.
  2. Gillespie, E. (2010). Phylogenetic studies of the Laurales and heathers (Ericaceae: Ericoideae, Phyllodoceae, and Cassiope Clades. Doctoral thesis dissertation, Wake forest University graduate School of Arts and Sciences, North Carolina.
  3. Vander Kloet, S.P., Baltzer, J.L., Appleby, J.H., Evans, R.C. and Stewart, D.T. (2004). A re­examination of the taxonomic boundaries of Symphysia (Ericaceae). Taxon, 53: 91-98. https://doi.org/10.2307/4135492
  4. Waselkov, K. E. and Walter, S. J. (2008). A phylogenetic analysis of Leucothoe s.l. (Ericaceae; tribe Gaultherieae) based on phenotypic characters. Brittonia, 60: 382-397.

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