Ericoideae

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Bryantheae - Empetreae - Ericeae - Phyllodoceae - Rhodoreae

Name

Ericoideae Link Handbuch 1: 602 (1829).

Type genus: Erica L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Rhodoraceae Vent., Tabl. Regn. Veg. 2: 449 (1799).
Ledaceae J.F.Gmel., Allg. Gesch. Pflanzengifte (ed. 2) 404 (1803).
Azaleaceae Vest, Anleit. Stud. Bot. 272, 294 (1818).
Empetraceae Hook. & Lindl., Fl. Scot. 2: 297 (1821).
Rhododendroideae Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: 263 (1828).
Type genus: Rhododendron L.
Menziesiaceae Klotzsch, Linnaea 24: 11 (1851).
Diplarchaceae Klotzsch, Allgem. Deutsch. Nat. Hist. Zeit. 3: 230 (1857).
Salaxidaceae J.Agardh, Theoria Syst. Pl. 104 (1858).

References
Primary references

Link, J.H.F. 1829. Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Erster Theil. 864 pp., Berlin: Haude & Spener. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Gillespie, E.L. & Kron, K.A. 2010. Molecular phylogenetic relationships and a revised classification of the subfamily Ericoideae (Ericaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(1): 343–354. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.028 ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Ericoideae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Apr. 23.

Vernacular names
العربية: خلنجاوات
한국어: 진달래아과
русский: эриковые
українська: Вересові
中文: 杜鹃花亚科

Ericoideae is a subfamily of Ericaceae, containing nineteen genera, and 1,790 species, the largest of which is Rhododendron, followed by Erica. The Ericoideae bear spiral leaves with flat laminae. The pedicel is articulated and the flowers are pendulous or erect, and monosymmetric, with an abaxial median sepal. The carpels are free and the anthers lack appendages. The capsule is septicidal.[2]
Subdivision

Generally considered to consist of five tribes;[3]

Tribe: Bejarieae
Genera: Bejaria - Bryanthus - Ledothamnus
Tribe: Empetreae
Genera: Ceratiola - Corema - Empetrum
Tribe: Ericeae
Genera: Calluna - Daboecia - Erica - Bruckenthalia
Tribe: Phyllodoceae
Genera: Elliottia - Epigaea - Kalmia - Kalmiopsis - Leiophyllum - Loiseleuria - Phyllodoce - Rhodothamnus
Tribe: Rhodoreae
Genera: Menziesia - Rhododendron

List of genera;

Bejaria
Bryanthus
Calluna
Ceratiola
Corema
Daboecia
Elliottia
Empetrum
Epigaea
Erica
Kalmia
Kalmiopsis
Ledothamnus
Phyllodoce
Rhododendron
Rhodothamnus
Therorhodion

References

Link, JHF. Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse 1: 602. 1829.
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Ericoideae
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