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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.
437.8312 Genus Paphia Seem.; J. Bot. 2: 77 (1864)
Distribution: New Guinea, Solomons, New Caledonia, N-Australia
Species listed in database: 21
species :
Paphia alberti-eduardi (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 273 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes alberti-eduardi Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 100 (1939)
species :
Paphia brassii (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 273 (2003 publ. 2004)
subspecies :
subsp. brassii
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes brassii Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 103 (1939)
subspecies :
subsp. serratifolia (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 274 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes brassii subsp. serratifolia P.F.Stevens; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32(1): 21 (1972)
species :
Paphia carrii (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 274 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes carrii Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 103 (1939)
species :
Paphia costata (C.H.Wright) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 274 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes costata C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 102 (1899) ex Sleumer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 101 (1939), descr. ampl.
= Agapetes filicicola Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 102 (1939)
species :
Paphia helenae (F.Muell.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 182 (1918)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes helenae (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 99 (1939)
= Vaccinium helenae F.Muell.; Trans. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n. s. 1(2): 16 (1889)
species :
Paphia kudukii (Veldkamp) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 274 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes kudukii Veldkamp; Blumea 36(1): 161 (1991)
species :
Paphia megaphylla P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 278 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Paphia meiniana (F.Muell.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 183 (1918)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes meiniana F.Muell.; Vict. Naturalist 3: 158 (1887)
= Agapetes queenslandica Domin; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 132 (1913)
species :
Paphia neocaledonica (Guillaumin) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Caledonia; Fiji
60 FIJ NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes neocaledonica Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 31: 178 (1959)
species :
Paphia paniensis S.Venter & Munzinger; New Zealand J. Bot. 45(3): 505 (2007)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Paphia prostrata (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes prostrata P.F.Stevens; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32(1): 21 (1972)
species :
Paphia rubrocalyx (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes rubrocalyx Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 102 (1939)
variant :
var. pilicalyx (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes rubrocalyx var. pilicalyx Sleumer; Nova Guinea, Bot. 1: 4 (1960)
species :
Paphia sclerophylla (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes sclerophylla Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 104 (1939)
species :
Paphia shungolensis (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 275 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes shungolensis P.F.Stevens; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32(1): 23 (1972)
species :
Paphia sleumerana (P.F.Stevens) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 276 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes sleumerana P.F.Stevens; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32(1): 25 (1972)
species :
Paphia stenantha Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 184 (1918)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes brevicuspis Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 101 (1939)
= Agapetes obtusata Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 99 (1939)
= Agapetes stenantha (Schltr.) Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 99 (1939)
species :
Paphia viridiflora Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 183 (1918)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes viridiflora (Schltr.) Sleumer; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 99 (1939)
species :
Paphia vitiensis Seem.; J. Bot. 2: 77 (1864)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes vitiensis (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake; Ill. Fl. Ins. Pacif. 223 (1892)
species :
Paphia vitis-idaea (Sleumer) P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 276 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Agapetes vitis-idaea Sleumer; Nova Guinea, Bot., No. 1, 4 (1960)
species :
Paphia vulcanicola P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 276 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: N-Solomon Isl.
43 SOL
species :
Paphia woodsii P.F.Stevens; Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 277 (2003 publ. 2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
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