Chimaphila

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Pyroloideae
Genus: Chimaphila
Species: C. durandii – C. japonica – C. maculata – C. menziesii – C. monticola – C. umbellata – C. vernalis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chimaphila in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 22. Reference page.

Name

Chimaphila Pursh, 1813

Type species: Pyrola maculata L. LT designated by Britton & Brown, Ill. Fl. North. U.S. Can. (ed. 2), 2: 672 (1913)

Synonyms

Chimaza R.Br. ex DC.
Pipseva Raf.
Pseva Raf.
Pyrola sect. Chimaphila (Pursh) Sm.
Pyrola subg. Chimaphila (Pursh) Raf.

References
Primary references

Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. : 1: 279 (-280, 300).

Additional references

Nakajima, H.; Wang, M. 2014: Winter geometrid moths (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of the Jialingjiang Headwaters, Shaanxi, Central China. Tinea 23(1): 47–59. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Chimaphila. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chimaphila in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chimaphila. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Chimaphila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 22.

Vernacular names
čeština: zimozelen
dansk: Chimaphila
Deutsch: Winterlieb
English: Chimaphila
español: Chimaphila
eesti: Talvik
suomi: Sarjatalvikit
hornjoserbsce: Zelenka
日本語: ウメガサソウ属
lietuvių: Marenikė
Nederlands: Chimaphila
polski: Pomocnik
português: Chimaphila
русский: Зимолюбка
slovenčina: zimoľub
svenska: Rylsläktet
Winaray: Chimaphila
中文: 喜冬草属

Chimaphila (prince's pine or wintergreen; from Greek: cheima 'winter' and philos 'lover', hence 'winter lover') is a genus of five species of small, evergreen, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are classified in the family Ericaceae, but were formerly placed in the segregate family Pyrolaceae.

Species

Chimaphila japonica
Chimaphila maculata (spotted wintergreen, also called striped wintergreen, striped prince's pine or rheumatism root)
Chimaphila menziesii (little prince's pine)
Chimaphila monticola
Chimaphila umbellata (umbellate wintergreen, pipsissewa, or prince's pine)

References

Flora of China: Chimaphila