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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: 4601; hybrids: 126
= 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.
437.8203 Genus Pieris D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
Distribution: Himalayas, NE-India, Myanmar, China (6), North America (2), Cuba (1)
Species listed in database: 9
= Ampelothamnus Small; Shrubs Florida 96 (1913)
= Aegialea Klotzsch; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 1113 (1852)
= Arcterica Coville; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 573 (1901)
= Portuna Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 8: 268 (1843)
species :
Pieris amamioshimensis Setoguchi & Y.Maeda; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 60(3): 160 (2010)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl. (Amami Oshima)
38 NNS
species :
Pieris cubensis (Griseb.) Small; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 29: 63 (1914)
Name: Clavellina (Cuba)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
Synonyms: hidden
= Andromeda cubensis Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 51 (1866)
species :
Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. ex Hook.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 588 (1876)
Name: Mountain fetterbush (EN), Vielblütige Lavendelheide, Vielblütiger Weißglockenstrauch (DE)
Distribution: USA (Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Andromeda floribunda Pursh; Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1566 (1813)
= Andromeda montana Buckley; Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 172 (1843), nom. illeg.
= Andromeda vacciniifolia K.Koch; Dendrologie 2(1): 116 (1872), pro syn.
= Leucothoe floribunda (Pursh) D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
= Portuna floribunda (Pursh) Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 8: 268 (1843)
= Zenobia floribunda (Pursh) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7: 598 (1839)
species :
Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin); Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Andromeda formosa Wall.; Asiat. Res. 13: 395 (1820)
= Andromeda forrestii (R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm) C.K.Schneid.; Gartenbau Reich 11: 209 (1930)
= Comarostaphylis formosa (Wall.) Lem.; Ill. Hort. 5: t. 162 (1858)
= Lyonia formosa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 7(4): 790 (1936)
= Pieris bodinieri H.Lév.; Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 12(161-162): 253 (1903)
= Pieris formosa f. longiracemosa W.P.Fang; Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect. Bot. 10: 240 (1938)
= Pieris formosa var. forrestii (R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm) Airy Shaw; Bot. Mag. 157: t. 9371 (1934)
= Pieris forrestii R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 196 (1914)
= Pieris huiana W.P.Fang; Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect. Bot. 10: 240 (1938)
= Pieris japonica subsp. formosa (Wall.) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25(2-3): 37 (1972)
species :
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 832 (1834)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Taiwan
36 CHI 38 JAP TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Andromeda japonica Thunb.; Fl. Jap. [Thunberg] 181, t. 22 (1784) et Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 407 (1784)
= Andromeda japonica var. albomarginata C.K.Schneid.; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 2: 528 (1911)
= Andromeda japonica var. variegata Carrière; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 53: 328 (1881)
= Lyonia polita (W.W.Sm. & Jeffrey) Chun; Sunyatsenia 4(3-4): 253 (1940)
= Lyonia popowii (Palib.) Chun; Sunyatsenia 4(3-4): 253-254 (1940)
= Pieris japonica f. crispa Rehder; J. Arnold Arbor. 27: 173 (1946)
= Pieris japonica f. pygmaea (Maxim.) Yatabe; Icon. Fl. Jap. 2: 107 (1892)
= Pieris japonica f. rubra F.B.Yan, G.Y.Li & Z.H.Chen; J. Zhejiang Forest. Sci. Technol. 41(5): 85 (2021)
= Pieris japonica f. variegata (Carrière) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 530 (1949)
= Pieris japonica subsp. taiwanensis (Hayata) Hatus.; J. Geobot. 17(3): 76 (1969)
= Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis (Hayata) Kitam.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25(2-3): 36 (1972)
= Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 5: 106 (1995), isonym
= Pieris japonica var. variegata (Carrière) Bean; Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 168 (1914)
= Pieris polita W.W.Sm. & Jeffrey; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9(42): 117-118 (1916)
= Pieris popowii Palib.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6(1): 20-21 (1906)
= Pieris taiwanensis Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 169-171 (1911)
variant :
var. yakushimensis T.Yamaz.; Fl. Jap. [Iwatsuki et al., eds.] 3a: 49 (1993)
Distribution: Japan (Yakushima Isl.)
38 JAP NNS
species :
Pieris koidzumiana Ohwi; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44: 571 (1930)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Synonyms: hidden
= Pieris japonica subsp. koidzumiana (Ohwi) Hatus.; J. Geobot. 17(3): 76 (1969)
= Pieris japonica var. koidzumiana (Ohwi) Masam.; Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 3: 301 (1955)
species :
Pieris nana (Maxim.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 8: 213 (1894)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Kamchatka, Kuril Isl.); Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu)
31 RFE 38 JAP
Synonyms: hidden
= Andromeda nana Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 18: 47 (1878)
= Arcterica nana (Maxim.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 20: 85 (1906)
= Arcterica nana subsp. oxycoccoides (A.Gray) A.P.Khokhr.; Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal´nego Vostoka 5: 144 (1991)
= Arcterica oxycoccoides (A.Gray) Coville; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 573 (1901)
= Cassiope oxycoccoides A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 300 (1885)
= Lyonia nana (Maxim.) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 20: 85 (1906)
species :
Pieris phillyreifolia (Hook.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7: 599 (1839)
Name: Climbing fetterbush
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius (Hook.) Small; Shrubs Florida 96 (1913)
= Andromeda phillyreifolia Hook.; Icon. Pl., t. 122 (1837)
species :
Pieris swinhoei Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(173): 17-18 (1889)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lyonia swinhoei (Hemsl.) Hand.-Mazz.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 56B: 450 (1937)
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