Ericaceae

Arctous Nied.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(1): 48 (1889)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Subalpine.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Extinct in:

Denmark

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Chase, M.W. (2017). Plants of the World. An illustrated encyclopedia of vascular plants: 1-792. Kew Publishing, The university of Chicago Press.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilson, E.H. [4025] China K000815974 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0