Richea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Epacridoideae
Tribus: Richeeae
Genus: Richea
Species: R. acerosa – R. alpina – R. angustifolia – R. continentis – R. curtisiae – R. dracophylla – R. gunnii – R. milliganii – R. pandanifolia – R. procera – R. scoparia – R. sprengelioides – R. victoriana
Name

Richea R.Br., 1810.

Type species: Richea dracophylla R.Br.

Note: Now can be treated as a synonym of Dracophyllum, but some species are comb. ined. (Ventor, 2021)
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 555.

Additional references

Venter S. 2021. A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae). 2001. Australian Systematic Botany 34(2): 1-205. DOI: 10.1071/SB19049 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Richea. 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 23. Reference page. as Dracohyllum
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Richea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Richea. Published online. Accessed: Apr 23 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Richea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Richea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Apr-2009.

Vernacular names
русский: Ричея

Richea is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. Nine of the species are endemic to Tasmania and the other two are endemic to the south-east of the Australian mainland.

Species include:[1]

Richea acerosa (Lindl.) F.Muell.
Richea alpina Menadue
Richea continentis B.L.Burtt – Candle heath
Richea dracophylla R.Br. – Dragonleaf richea
Richea gunnii Hook.f. – Gunn's candle heath
Richea milliganii (Hook.f.) F.Muell. – Milligan's candle heath or nodding candle heath
Richea pandanifolia Hook.f. – Pandani or giant grass tree
Richea procera (F.Muell.) F.Muell. – Lowland richea
Richea scoparia Hook.f. – Scoparia
Richea sprengelioides (R.Br.) F.Muell.
Richea victoriana Menadue

References

"Richea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-12.