Ericaceae

Erica Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 352 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Arabian Pen, Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, Comoros, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

California, Connecticut, Crozet Is., Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Australia, Tasmania, West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (2009). Révision du genre Erica L. (Ericaceae) en Afrique centrale. Taxonomania 28: 6-16.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Nelson, E.C. (2011). Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: 1-442. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 167 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.–1: 352 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.G.H.Oliv. in S.Afr. J. Bot. 53: 455– 458 (1987)
  • L., Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 167 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 352 (1753)
  • in Contrib. Bolus Herb. 19: 1– 483 (2000)
  • in K.B. 48: 771– 780 (1993)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hedberg, O. [93121], Cameroon K000087433 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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