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June 2022

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Erica L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 352 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000013772.

Synonyms of Erica

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Salaxis Salisb. Trans. Linn. Soc. 6: 317 (1802) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033827
Tetralix Zinn Cat. Pl. Gott. 202 (1757); cf. Sprague in Kew Bull. 1934, 219:. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043563
Thamnium Klotzsch Linnaea 12(2): 223. 1838 [Mar-Jul 1838] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4001303526

Species in Erica ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Erica:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica banksii Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2(1): 395. 1799 [Mar 1799] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000671471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cornuta Roxb. ex Salisb. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 331 (1802) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000671749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica darleyensis f. alba P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 2: 519 (2014) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001322617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica florida var. parviflora Klotzsch ex Baker Prodr. 7: 662 1838 — wfo-0000672077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica glabra var. parviflora (Klotzsch ex Baker) Dulfer Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 89 1964 — wfo-0000672137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica gnaphalodes Thunb. Diss. Eric. 45. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000672172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica laxa Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 189 (1800) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000672439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica longipes Klotzsch ex Benth. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 684. 1839 [late Dec 1839] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000672508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica missionis Bolus J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 179 (1887) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000672627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica riojana Sennen & Elias Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 28: 177 (1929 publ. 1930) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000673128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sicula subsp. sicula – – — wfo-0001443399
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica vulgaris var. hirsuta K.F.Waitz Beschr. Gatt. Art. Heid. 91. 1805 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica vulgaris var. plena K.F.Waitz Beschr. Gatt. Art. Heid. 92. 1805 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica vulgaris var. squarrosa K.F.Waitz Beschr. Gatt. Art. Heid. 91. 1805 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399094