Arctous

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Arbutoideae
Genus: Arctous
Species: A. alpina – A. microphylla – A. rubra
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Arctous in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 20. Reference page.

Name

Arctous (A.Gray) Nied., 1889
Synonyms

Basionym
Arctostaphylos sect. Arctous A.Gray

References

Niedenzu, F.J., 1889. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 11(2): 144.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Arctous. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Arctous in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Arctous. Published online. Accessed: Apr 20 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Arctous. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arctous in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Arctous is a genus of plants[1] referred to by the common name "bearberry",[2] a name sometimes shared with certain species of the related genus Arctostaphylos, in particular, A. uva-ursi. Although the two genera are related, certain characters, such as deciduous, marcescent leaves, rugose-reticulate venation, and finely-toothed leaves are more typical of Arctous than Arctostaphylos.

Species within the genus include the following:

Arctous alpina (L.) Nied.
Arctous microphyllus C.Y.Wu
Arctous ruber (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Nakai

References

"Arctous — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
"Arctous alpina (alpine-bearberry)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 21 May 2017.