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Erica L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 352 (1753)  

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.

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Synonyms of Erica

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acrostemon Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 227 (1838) wfo-4000000463
Aniserica N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 391 (1906) wfo-4000002160
Anomalanthus Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 238 (1838) wfo-4000002275
Arachnocalyx Compton J. S. African Bot. 1: 144 (1935) wfo-4000002826
Arsace Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2 17: 113. 1869. wfo-4000003135
Blaeria L. Sp. Pl. : 112 (1753) wfo-4000004709
Blepharophyllum Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 216. 1838. wfo-4000004786
Bruckenthalia Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 413. 1831. wfo-4000005526
Callista D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 154 (1834). wfo-4000006096
Ceramia D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153. 1834. wfo-4000007310
Chlorocodon Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2 17: 113. 1869. wfo-4000008001
Chona D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 155. 1834. wfo-4000008043
Coccosperma Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 215 (1838) wfo-4000008727
Codonanthemum Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 240 (1838) wfo-4000008780
Codonostigma Klotzsch ex Benth. Prodr. 7(2): 709. 1839. wfo-4000008802
Coilostigma Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 234 (1838) wfo-4000008868
Comacephalus Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 224 (1838) wfo-4000009010
Dasyanthes D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 155. 1834. wfo-4000010809
Desmia D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153. 1834. wfo-4000011196
Ectasis D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156 (1834) wfo-4000012991
Eleutherostemon Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 219. 1838. wfo-4000013198
Eremia D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156 (1834) wfo-4000013689
Eremiella Compton J. S. African Bot. 19: 119 (1953) wfo-4000013691
Eremiopsis N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 390. 1906. (Oct 1906) wfo-4000013694
Eremocallis Salisb. ex Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 398. 1821. wfo-4000013701
Ericinella Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 222 (1838) wfo-4000013778
Ericoides Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. : 131 (1759) wfo-4000013780
Eriodesmia D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156. 1834. wfo-4000013833
Eurylepis D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 154. 1834. wfo-4000014297
Euryloma D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 155. 1834. wfo-4000014299
Eurystegia D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 154. 1834. wfo-4000014308
Finckea Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 237. 1838. wfo-4000014779
Grisebachia Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 225 (1838) wfo-4000016248
Gypsocallis Salisb. ex Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 398 (1821 publ. 1822) wfo-4000016599
Hexastemon Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 220. 1838. wfo-4000017841
Lagenocarpus Klotzsch Linnaea 12(2): 215 (1838). wfo-4000020435
Lamprotis D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 154 (1834) wfo-4000020526
Lepterica N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 4. 1905. wfo-4000021209
Lophandra D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 154. 1834. wfo-4000022183
Macnabia Endl. ex Benth. Gen. Pl. : 754 (1839) wfo-4000022650
Macrolinum Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 242. 1838. wfo-4000022722
Microtrema Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 499. 1838. wfo-4000024259
Mitrastylus Alm & T.C.E.Fr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, ser. 3. 4(4): 43. 1927. wfo-4000024439
Nabea Lehm. ex Klotzsch Linnaea 8: 666. 1833. wfo-4000025257
Nagelocarpus Bullock Kew Bull. 1953: 533. 1954. (2 Jan 1954) wfo-4000025271
Octogonia Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 233. 1838. wfo-4000026535
Octopera D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156. 1834. wfo-4000026547
Omphalocaryon Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 243. 1838. wfo-4000026815
Pachycalyx Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 230. 1838. wfo-4000027639
Pachysa D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153. 1834. wfo-4000027700
Pentapera Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 497. 1838. wfo-4000028607
Philippia Klotzsch Linnaea 9: 354 (1834) wfo-4000029219
Pilopus Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 102 (1837) wfo-4000029700
Plagiostemon Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 232. 1838. wfo-4000030007
Platycalyx N.E.Br. Fl. Cap. 4(1): 335. 1905. (Aug 1905) wfo-4000030076
Salaxis Salisb. Trans. Linn. Soc. 6: 317 (1802) wfo-4000033827
Scyphogyne Decne. Voy. Monde , Phan.: t. 54 (1834) wfo-4000034873
Simocheilus Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 236 (1838) wfo-4000035404
Stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv. Bothalia 12: 49. 1976. wfo-4000036768
Sympieza Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 3: 8, 171 (1818) wfo-4000037232
Syndesmanthus Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 240 (1838) wfo-4000037287
Syringodea D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 155 (1834). — wfo-4000037354
Thamnus Klotzsch Linnaea 12 (2):235. (1838) wfo-4000038084
Thoracosperma Klotzsch Linnaea 9: 350 (1834) wfo-4000038244
Tristemon Klotzsch Linnaea 12(2): 245 (1838). — wfo-4000039367
Tetralix Zinn Cat. Pl. Gott. 202 (1757); cf. Sprague in Kew Bull. 1934, 219:. wfo-4000043563
Thamnium Klotzsch Linnaea 12(2): 223. 1838 [Mar-Jul 1838] 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 andromediflora var. triumphans Sims Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2322. 1822 [Jun 1822] wfo-1200009934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arbuscula G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 78. 1833 wfo-1200009998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aristata var. parva I.M.Turner Taxon 65: 1124 (2016) wfo-0001385936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bauera subsp. gouriquae E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 46 (2002) wfo-0001359521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica blaerioides subsp. hirsuta E.G.H.Oliv. Bothalia 31: 165 (2001) wfo-0001359432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bowieana G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 79. 1833 wfo-1200010000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica calostoma (G.Don) G.Lodd. ex Benth. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7: 639. 1839 wfo-1200010002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica canariensis Rivas Mart., Martín Osorio & Wildpret Itinera Geobot. 18(2): 484. 2011 [16 Jul 2011] wfo-1000035207
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carneola G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 5. 1825 [Feb. 1825] wfo-1200009999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica caterviflora var. glabrata Benth. – — wfo-0001421521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica celsiana (G.Don) G.Lodd. ex Regel Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 16: 284. 1842 wfo-1200010001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cliffordiana G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 6. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica coccinea subsp. uniflora E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 39 (2002) wfo-0001359516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica conspicua subsp. roseoflora E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 130 (2005) wfo-0001360955
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica coventryana G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 6. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica curviflora var. zeyheri (Spreng.) Bolus Fl. Cap. 4(1): 96. 1905 (1905) wfo-1200011371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cymosa subsp. grandiflora E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 171 (2002) wfo-0001359606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica daphniflora var. glabripes (L.Bolus) Dulfer Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 63. 1964 (1964) wfo-1200011377
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica daphniflora var. vinacea (Bolus) Dulfer Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 63. 1964 (1964) wfo-1200011401
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica daphnoides G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 7. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica darleyensis f. alba P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 2: 519 (2014) wfo-0001322617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica declinata G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 7. 1825 wfo-1200010006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica dichromata G.Lodd. ex Wikstr. Arsberatt. Bot. Arbeten Upptackter 1831: 166. 1832 wfo-1200010007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica dickensonii G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 8. 1825 wfo-1200010011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica elegantissima Hend. Gard. Chron. 1852: 160 (1852) wfo-0001329974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica elegantissima Henfr. Gard. Mag. Bot. 1: 81. 1850 wfo-1200009868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica epistomia G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 9. pl. 4, fig. 7. 1825 wfo-1200010012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica eremioides subsp. eglandula (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 209 (2000) wfo-0001358665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica eremioides subsp. pubescens (E.G.H.Oliv.) E.G.H.Oliv. Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 309 (2000) wfo-0001358666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica esteriana subsp. swartbergensis (E.G.H.Oliv.) E.G.H.Oliv. S. African J. Bot. 53: 456 (1987) wfo-0001365992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica exposita G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 81. 1833 wfo-1200010013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica factitia E.C.Nelson Heathers 13: 7 (2016) wfo-0001345498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica fastigiata var. coventryana (G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair) Bolus Fl. Cap. 4(1): 102. 1905 (1905) wfo-1200011362
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica filipendula subsp. parva E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 47 (2002) wfo-0001359522
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica floribunda G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 10. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010014
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 foliacea subsp. foliacea – – — wfo-0001440998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica foliacea subsp. fulgens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 124 (2005) wfo-0000507227
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica foliacea var. foliacea – – — wfo-0001047318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica foliacea var. fulgens (Klotzsch) Bolus Fl. Cap. 4(1): 68 1905 — wfo-0001047319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica foliacea var. fulgens Klotzsch Linnaea 12: 507 (1838) wfo-0000672083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica fulgens Klotzsch Linnaea 12(5): 507. 1838 [Nov 1838] wfo-0001259930
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica glandulosa var. glandulosa – – — wfo-0001047320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica humeana G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 12. 1825 wfo-1200010015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica inamoena var. viscidula (Bolus) Dulfer Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 26. 1964 (1964) wfo-1200011345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica intermedia subsp. albiflora E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 41 (2002) wfo-0001359518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica intertexta Loudon Green-house Companion 49. 1824 wfo-1200010016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica intervallaris var. trifolia H.A.Baker J. S. African Bot. 41: 130 (1975) wfo-0001386922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica juliana G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 13. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica kougabergensis var. recurvifolia H.A.Baker J. S. African Bot. 39: 210 (1973) wfo-0001386923
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica lactiflora hort. Loddiges ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 13. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica lecomtei subsp. ravinakely Dorr Adansonia , sér. 3, 21: 84 (1999) wfo-0001358467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica leucopelta var. epheboides Bolus Fl. Cap. 4(1): 221. 1905 (1905) wfo-1200011276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica leucotrachela subsp. monicae E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 131 (2005) wfo-0001360956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica lusitanica subsp. cantabrica Fagúndez & Izco Nordic J. Bot. 24: 390 (2006 publ. 2007) wfo-0001360940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica marnockiana A.Turnbull Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 9. 1851 wfo-1000035442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica mercatoris E.C.Nelson Plantsman 18(2): 63. 2019 wfo-1000032213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica nelsonii Fagúndez Candollea 67: 52 (2012) wfo-0001333643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica nobilis Hend. Gard. Chron. 1852: 160 (1852) wfo-0001329975
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica obtusa G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 83. 1833 wfo-1200010019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ostrina G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 83. 1833 wfo-1200010020
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ovata G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 17. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010021
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica parmentieri G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 17. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010022
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica pilosiflora subsp. purpurea E.G.H.Oliv. Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 216 (2000). wfo-0001367070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica pilularis G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 84. 1833 wfo-1200010023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica plukenetii subsp. bredensis E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 41 (2002) wfo-0001359519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica plukenetii var. plukenetii – – — wfo-0001047369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica praecox G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 19. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010024
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica procumbens G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 20. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica rigida G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 85. 1833 wfo-1200010026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica rubida G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 85. 1833 wfo-1200010028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sanguinea G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 22. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica scabriuscula G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 22. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica scoparia subsp. azorica (Hochst. ex Seub.) D.A.Webb Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 65: 259 (1972) wfo-0001364407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sicula subsp. bocquetii (Peșmen) E.C.Nelson Hardy Heathers : 299 (2011) wfo-0001362110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sicula subsp. cyrenaica Brullo & Furnari Webbia 34: 164 (1979) wfo-0001364408
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sicula subsp. sicula – – — wfo-0001443399
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica simulata A.Turnbull Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 9. 1851 wfo-1000035443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica smithiana hort. Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 23. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sparsa G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 23. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica sparsa var. glandulosopedicellata Dulfer Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 66: 33. 1963 (1963) wfo-1200011287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica stagnalis subsp. minor E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 130 (2005) wfo-0001360954
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica thalictriflora G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 25. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica theiantha Spreng. Gartenzeit. 3: 7. 1805 wfo-1000038121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica trimera subsp. keniensis (S.Moore) Beentje Utafiti 3: 13 (1990) wfo-0001366258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica triparentalis E.C.Nelson Pl. Rev. 2(1): 65. 2020 wfo-1000022376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica triumphans G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair – — wfo-1200010034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica triumphans G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 25, pl. 3, fig. 19. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica trossula G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 86. 1833 wfo-1200010036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica unicolor subsp. georgensis E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 140 (2005) wfo-0001360958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica varia G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 26. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica venustiflora subsp. glandulosa E.G.H.Oliv. Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 154 (2000) wfo-0001358664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica vernalis G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. 87. 1833 wfo-1200010038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica vernoni B.S.Williams Choice Stove Greenhouse Fl. Pl. 248. 1869 wfo-1200011000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica viridescens G.Lodd. ex G.Sinclair Hort. Eric. Woburn. 28. 1825 [Feb 1825] wfo-1200010039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica viridiflora subsp. redacta E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 32: 45 (2002) wfo-0001359520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica viridimontana subsp. nivicola E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Bothalia 35: 133 (2005) wfo-0001360957
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica woodii subsp. platyura Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 199 (1986) wfo-0001365583