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 under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acrostemon Klotzsch | Erica 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 Small | Pieris G.Don | |
| Andersonia R.Br. | ||
| Andromeda L. | ||
| Aniserica N.E.Br. | Erica L. | |
| Anomalanthus Klotzsch | Erica L. | |
| Arbutus L. | ||
| Archeria Hook.f. | ||
| Arctostaphylos Adans. | ||
| Astroloma R.Br. | Styphleia Sm. | |
| Bejaria Mutis | Bejaria 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 Klotzsch | Erica 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 Blume | Gaultheria L. | |
| Disterigma (Klotzsch) Neid. | ||
| Dracophyllum Labill. | ||
| Elliottia Muhl. ex Elliott | Cladothamnus Bong., Tripetaleia Siebold & Zucc. | |
| Empetrum Tourn. ex L. | ||
| Enkianthus Lour. | ||
| Epacris Cav. | Rupicola Maiden | |
| Epigaea L. | ||
| Eremia D.Don | Erica L. | |
| Eremiella Compton | Erica 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 Klotzsch | Erica 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 Klotzsch | Erica L. | |
| Harrimanella Coville (prev. under Cassiope D.Don) | ||
| Hornemannia Vahl | Symphysia 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 Andres | Monopastrum Andres | |
| Monotropastrum Andres | Monotropanthum Andres | |
| Monotropsis Schweinitz | ||
| Nagelocarpus Bullock | Erica L. | |
| Needhamia R.Br. | Needhamiella L.Watson | |
| Needhamiella L.Watson | Needhamia R.Br. | |
| Notopora Hook.f. | ||
| Oligarrhena R.Br. | ||
| Orthaea Klotzsch | ||
| Orthilia Raf. | ||
| Oxydendrum DC. | ||
| Pentachondra R.Br. | ||
| Pernettya Gaudich. | Gaultheria L. | |
| Philippia Klotzsch | Erica L. | |
| Phyllodoce Salisb. | ||
| Pieris D.Don | Ampelothamnus 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 Maiden | Erica L. | |
| Salaxis Salisb. | ||
| Sarcodes Torr. | ||
| Satyria Klotzsch | Erica 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 Camp | Gaultheria 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