Ericaceae (incl. Empetraceae, Epacridaceae and Pyrolaceae)

This list of genera was made in May 2024 according to Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Bush et al. 2010, Gillespie (2010), Vander Kloet et al. 2004 and Waselkov & Judd 2008. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Acrostemon KlotzschErica L.
Acrotriche R.Br.
Agapetes D.Don ex G.Don
Agarista D.Don ex G.Don Agauria (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Agauria (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.Agarista G.Don
Ampelothamnus SmallPieris G.Don
Andersonia R.Br.
Andromeda L.
Aniserica N.E.Br.Erica L.
Anomalanthus KlotzschErica L.
Arbutus L.
Archeria Hook.f.
Arctostaphylos Adans.
Astroloma R.Br.Styphleia Sm.
Bejaria MutisBejaria L.
Blaeria L.Befaria L.
Brachyloma Sond.Erica L.
Bruckenthalia Rchb.
Bryanthus J.G.Gemel.Erica L.
Calluna Salisb.
Cassiope D.Don
Cavendishia Lindl.
Ceratiola Michx.
Ceratostema Juss.
Chamaedaphne Moench
Chamaedaphne Catesby ex Kuntze
Chimaphila Pursh
Chiogenes Salisb.Gaultheria L.
Cladothamnus Bong.Elliottia Elliot
Coilostigma KlotzschErica L.
Coleanthera Stschegl.Styphleia Sm.
Comarostaphylis Zucc. (prev. under Arctostaphylos Adan.)
Conostephium Benth.
Corema D.Don
Cosmelia R.Br.
Cyathodes Labill.Styphleia Smith
Cyathopsis Brongn. & Gris (prev. under Leucopogon R.Br. and Styphelia Sm.)
Daboecia D.Don
Demosthenesia A.C.Sm.
Dimorphanthera (Drude) F.Muell.
Diogenesia Sleumer
Diplarche Hook.f. & Thomson
Diplycosia BlumeGaultheria L.
Disterigma (Klotzsch) Neid.
Dracophyllum Labill.
Elliottia Muhl. ex ElliottCladothamnus Bong., Tripetaleia Siebold & Zucc.
Empetrum Tourn. ex L.
Enkianthus Lour.
Epacris Cav.Rupicola Maiden
Epigaea L.
Eremia D.DonErica L.
Eremiella ComptonErica L.
Erica L.Acrostemon Klotzsch, Aniserica N.E.Brown, Anomalanthus Klotzsch, Blaeria L., Bruckenthalia Reichenbach, Coilostigma Klotzsch, Eremia D.Don, Eremiella Compton, Ericinella Klotzsch, Grisebachia Klotzsch, Macnabia Benth. ex Endl., Nagelocarpus Bullock, Philippia Klotzsch, Salaxis Salisbury, Scyphogyne Decaisne, Simocheilus Klotzsch, Stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliver
Ericinella KlotzschErica L.
Eubotryoides (Nakai) H.Hara (prev. under Leucothoe D.Don p.p.)
Eubotrys Nutt.
Gaultheria L.Chiogenes Torrey, Diplycosia Blume, Pernettya Gaudichaud, Tepuia Camp
Gaylussacia Kunth
Gonocalyx Planch. & Linden (prev. under Thibaudia Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.)
Grisebachia KlotzschErica L.
Harrimanella Coville (prev. under Cassiope D.Don)
Hornemannia VahlSymphysia C.Presl
Kalmia L.Leiophyllum (Persoon) R.Hedw., Loiseleuria Desvaux
Lebetanthus Endl.
Ledothamnus Meisn.
Ledum L.Rhododendron L.
Leiophyllum (Pers.) R.Hedw.Kalmia L.
Leucopogon R.Br.
Leucothoe D.Don
Lissanthe R.Br.
Loiseleuria Desv.Kalmia L.
Lyonia Nutt.Xolisma Raf.
Lysinema R.Br.
Macleania Hook.
Melichrus R.Br.
Menziesia Sm.Rhododendron L.
Moneses Salisb. ex Gray
Monotoca R.Br.
Monotropa L.
Monotropanthum AndresMonopastrum Andres
Monotropastrum Andres Monotropanthum Andres
Monotropsis Schweinitz
Nagelocarpus BullockErica L.
Needhamia R.Br.Needhamiella L.Watson
Needhamiella L.WatsonNeedhamia R.Br.
Notopora Hook.f.
Oligarrhena R.Br.
Orthaea Klotzsch
Orthilia Raf.
Oxydendrum DC.
Pentachondra R.Br.
Pernettya Gaudich.Gaultheria L.
Philippia KlotzschErica L.
Phyllodoce Salisb.
Pieris D.DonAmpelothamnus Small
Pleuricospora A.Gray
Plutarchia A.C.Sm.
Polyclita A.C.Sm.
Prionotes R.Br.
Psammisia Klotzsch
Pterospora Nutt.
Pyrola L.
Rhododendron L.Ledum L., Menziesia Sm., Tsusiophyllum Maxim.
Rhodothamnus Rchb.
Richea R.Br.Epacris Cav.
Rupicola MaidenErica L.
Salaxis Salisb.
Sarcodes Torr.
Satyria KlotzschErica L.
Scyphogyne Decne.Erica L.
Simocheilus Klotzsch
Sphenotoma (R.Br.) Sweet
Sphyrospermum Poepp. & Endl.
Sprengelia Sm.
Stenanthera R.Br. (prev. under Astroloma R.Brown and Styphelia Sm.)
Stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv.Erica L.
Styphelia Sm.Astroloma R.Br., Coleanthera Stschgl., Cyathodes Labill.
Symphysia C.Presl (prev. under Vaccinium L.)Hornemannia Vahl
Sympieza Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
Tepuia CampGaultheria L.
Themistoclesia Klotzsch
Thibaudia Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.
Tripetaleia Siebold & Zucc.Elliota Elliot
Trochocarpa R.Br.
Tsusiophyllum Maxim.Rhododendron L.
Vaccinium L.
Woollsia F.Muell.
Xolisma Raf.Lyonia Nuttall
Zenobia D.Don

References

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
  • 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
  • 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.

Foto: Rhododendron L. © Luo Chen