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Erica
L. (1753)
- heaths
(plant)
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Entity:
Ericeae (Tribe)
..Calluna (Genus) - heathers
..Daboecia (Genus)
..Erica (Genus) - heaths
....Erica arborea (Species) - briar root
....Erica ciliaris (Species)
....Erica cinerea (Species) - Scotch heath
....Erica darleyensis (Species)
....Erica erigena (Species)
....Erica gracilis (Species)
....Erica herbacea (Species)
....Erica hiemalis (Species)
....Erica lusitanica (Species) - Spanish heath
....Erica scoparia (Species)
....Erica spiculifolia (Species)
....Erica tetralix (Species) - crossleaf heath
....Erica vagans (Species) - Cornish heath
....Erica veitchii (Species)
....Erica ventricosa (Species)
....Erica williamsii (Species)
....Erica wilmorei (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1753a.
Sp. Pl.
1
: 352.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Ericaceae
(Family)
Juss. (1789), nom. cons.
Ref:
W. Greuter et al. (eds.), 1994
: App. IIB (p. 105).
Type of
:
Ericeae
(Tribe)
DC.
ex
Duby (1828)
Type, by subsequent designation
:
Erica cinerea
L.
Ref:
Don, D. Jul 1834. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 152.
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new
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Variants
Not validly published name
:
Erica
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Erica
(Genus)
Peckham & Peckham, 1892
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: [<17 Jul 2024].
Synonyms
Including
:
Blaeria
(Genus)
L. (1753)
Ref:
D.J. Mabberley, 2008
: 107.
Including
:
Bruckenthalia
(Genus)
Rchb. (1831)
Ref:
D.J. Mabberley, 2008
: 124.
Including
:
Eremia
(Genus)
D.Don (1834)
Ref:
D.J. Mabberley, 2008
: 311.
Including
:
Salaxis
(Genus)
Salisb. (1802)
Ref:
D.J. Mabberley, 2008
: 759.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
dophei
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 305.
:
dopheide
Ref:
R. Röber et al. (eds.), 1990
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
heaths
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