437.0000
Family
Ericaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 159 (1789), nom. cons.
127 genera, ca. 4500 spp. The inclusion of Empetraceae, Pyrolaceae, Epacridaceae and Monotropaceae follows conclusive molecular evidence.
Species listed in database: 4614; hybrids: 127
= Andromedaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 428 (1843)
= Arbutaceae Bromhead; Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 337, 338 (1840)
= Arctostaphylaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 106 (1858)
= Azaleaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 272, 294 (1818)
= Diplarchaceae Klotzsch; Allg. Deutsche Naturhist. Zeitung 3: 230 (1857)
= Empetraceae Hook. & Lindl.; Fl. Scot. 297 (1821), nom. cons.
= Epacridaceae R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 535 (1810), nom. cons.
= Hypopityaceae Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 11 (1851)
= Ledaceae J.F.Gmel.; Allg. Gesch. Pflanzengifte, ed. 2: 404 (1803)
= Menziesiaceae Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 11 (1851)
= Monotropaceae Nutt.; Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall] 1: 272 (1818), nom. cons.
= Oxycoccaceae A.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 713, 714 (1891)
= Prionotaceae Hutch.; Evol. Phylogeny Fl. Pl. 306 (1969)
= Pyrolaceae Lindl.; Syn. Brit. Fl. 175 (1829), nom. cons.
= Rhododendraceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 158 (1789)
= Rhodoraceae Vent.; Tabl. Règn. Vég. 2: 449 (1799)
= Salaxidaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 104 (1858)
= Salazariaceae F.A.Barkley; Phytologia 32: 304 (1975)
= Stypheliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 72 (1834)
= Vacciniaceae DC. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 228 (1818), nom. cons.
437.8309
Genus
Orthaea Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 23 (1851)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 39
= Empedoclesia Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 124 (1934)
= Lysiclesia A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 517 (1932)
= Findlaya Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 569 (1876)
species :
Orthaea abbreviata
Drake; J. Bot. [Morot] 3: 75 (1889)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthaea engleriana Hoerold; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 320 (1909)
species :
Orthaea apophysata
(Griseb.) A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 516 (1932)
Distribution: Trinidad; Guyana
81 TRT 82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Findlaya apophysata (Griseb.) Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 569 (1876)
= Orthaea pendula Tutin; J. Bot. 72: 335 (1934)
= Sophoclesia apophysata Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 143 (1860)
species :
Orthaea boliviensis
B.Fedtsch. & Basil.; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 6: 25 (1926)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Orthaea brachysiphon
(Sleumer) Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Empedoclesia brachysiphon Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 124 (1934)
species :
Orthaea breviflora
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 513 (1932)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Orthaea bullata
N.R.Salinas & Pedraza; Brittonia 67(2): 102 (2014)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Orthaea carnosiflora
N.R.Salinas & Pedraza; Brittonia 67(2): 100 (2014)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Orthaea caudata
(A.C.Sm.) Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lysiclesia caudata A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 518 (1932)
species :
Orthaea cavendishioides
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 511 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea constans
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 512 (1932)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Remarks: Known only from type
species :
Orthaea cordata
Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2412 (1895)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea coriacea
Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 36 (1987)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Orthaea crinita
A.C.Sm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 452 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Orthaea ecuadorensis
Luteyn; Fl. Ecuador 54(147): 117 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Orthaea eteocles
N.R.Salinas; Caldasia 42(2): 242 (2020)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Orthaea ferreyrae
A.C.Sm.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 43: 211 (1953)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Orthaea fimbriata
Luteyn; Brittonia 31(1): 160 (1979)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Orthaea fissiflora
N.R.Salinas & Pedraza; Caldasia 42(2): 244 (2020)
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
species :
Orthaea glandulifera
Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 34 (1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea hispida
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 517 (1932)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Orthaea pubifolia Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 171 (1978)
species :
Orthaea ignea
Sleumer; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 131 (1934)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Orthaea madidiensis
Pedraza & Luteyn; Brittonia 62(1): 40 (2010)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Orthaea medusula
Pedraza; Brittonia 67(2): 97 (2014)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea merumensis
Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 168 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
species :
Orthaea minor
(A.C.Sm.) Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lysiclesia minor A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 28: 519 (1932)
species :
Orthaea oedipus
Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 36 (1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Risaralda); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Orthaea oriens
Luteyn; Fl. Ecuador 54(147): 114 (1996)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Orthaea panamensis
(Luteyn & Wilbur) Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Lysiclesia panamensis Luteyn & Wilbur; Brittonia 29(3): 261 (1977)
species :
Orthaea paniculata
Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea paruensis
Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 171 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Orthaea peregrina
A.C.Sm.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 391 (1950)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Orthaea pinnatinervia
Mansf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 438 (1925)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Orthaea rusbyi
Luteyn; Brittonia 29(2): 181 (1977)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Orthaea secundiflora
(Poepp. & Endl.) Klotzsch; Linnaea 24: 24 (1851)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Thibaudia secundiflora Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 1: 5., t. 9 (1836)
species :
Orthaea stipitata
(Luteyn) Luteyn; Nordic J. Bot. 7(1): 33 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Empedoclesia stipitata Luteyn; Brittonia 28(4): 403 (1976 publ. 1977)
species :
Orthaea thibaudioides
Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 173 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Orthaea venamensis
Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 174 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
species :
Orthaea weberbaueri
Hoerold; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 320 (1909)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
species :
Orthaea wurdackii
Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 174 (1978)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas: Cerro Aracamuni, Sa. de la Neblina)
82 VEN
