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December 2022

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family

Ericaceae Juss.

This family name was first published in Gen. Pl. 159–160. 1789. (4 Aug 1789)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this family name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-7000000218.

Statistics

Status Total %
synonym 6,307 49%
accepted 5,859 46%
unplaced 684 5%
Total 12,850

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Subfamilies in Ericaceae

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Arbutoideae Nied. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11(2): 135 (1889) wfo-1000002334
Cassiopoideae Kron & Judd Bot. Rev. 68(3): 404 (2002) wfo-1000002335
Enkianthoideae Kron, Judd & Anderb. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 68 (3):401. (2002) wfo-1000002336
Epacridoideae Link Handbuch [Link] 1: 601 (1829) wfo-1000002337
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Styphelioideae Sweet Fl. Australas. (Sweet), pl.47. (1828) wfo-1000002342
Ericoideae Link Handbuch [Link] 1: 602. 1829 wfo-1000002338
Harrimanelloideae Kron & Judd Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 68(3): 409 (2002) wfo-1000002339
Monotropoideae Arn. Encycl. Brit. ed. 7, 5: 118 (1832) wfo-1000002340
Pyroloidaea Kostel. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3:1026. (1834) wfo-1000002341
Vaccinioideae Arn. Encycl. Brit. ed. 7, 5: 118 (1832) wfo-1000002508