Ericaceae

Leucothoe D.Don

First published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Himalaya to S. Central China and Indo-China, Japan, W. & SE. U.S.A.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, California, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Japan, Laos, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Myanmar, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tibet, Vietnam, Virginia

Introduced into:

Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode I.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Judd, W.S. Melvin, N.C., Waselkov, K. & Kron, K.A. (2013). A taxonomic revision of Leucothoë (Ericaceae; tribe Gaultherieae). Brittonia 65: 417-438. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0