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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
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
Apogandrum Neck. Elem. Bot. 1: 216 (1790) wfo-4000043784
Lopherina Juss. Dict. Sci. Nat. , ed. 2, 27: 180 (1823) wfo-4000043791
Thamnium Klotzsch Linnaea 12(2): 223. 1838 [Mar-Jul 1838] wfo-4001303526
Ericodes Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 389 (1891) wfo-4100003329
Euremia Rach Linnaea 26: 789 (1853) — wfo-4100003330
Kolbia Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 164 (1763) wfo-4100003440

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 abietina G.Sinclair – — wfo-1000055083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica abrotanoides Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 11 (1768) wfo-0000671289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica acutiloba Regel – — wfo-1000055052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aggregata J.C.Wendl. Eric. Icon. Descr. 2(13): 11 (1804) wfo-0000671320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aitonia var. recta Klotzsch – — wfo-1200067577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aitonia var. rubella Blandy Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 620 (1861) — wfo-1200040596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica alba hort. ex Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 235 1835 wfo-1000076092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica amoena var. pusilla Bolus – — wfo-1200067564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ampullaceoides G.Sinclair – — wfo-1000055015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica andromediflora var. triumphans Sims Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2322 (1822) wfo-1200009934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica angulata Nois. – — wfo-1000055051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aphanes Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 196 (1825) wfo-0000671383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea f. albida Chodat Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 15: 237 (1924) — wfo-1200040603
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea f. chlorantha Chodat Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 15: ? (1924) — wfo-1200040604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea f. clarae (Pamp.) Braun-Blanquet Flora von Mittel Europa V (3): 1706 (1927) — wfo-1200041028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea f. erythrostigma Chodat Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 15: ? (1924) — wfo-1200040605
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea f. saccata Chodat Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 15: ? (1924) — wfo-1200040608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea subsp. lusitanica (Rudolphi) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 202 (1894) — wfo-1200040589
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. albae Pamp. Bulletin Soc. Bot. Ital. 6: 24 (1914) — wfo-1200041127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. alpina Dieck The garden 75: 384 (1911) — wfo-1200041047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. asturea Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1856: 28 (1856) — wfo-1200040551
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. clarae Pamp. Bulletin Soc. Bot. Ital. 6: 21 (1914) — wfo-1200041128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. elii Pamp. Bollettino della Societá Botanica Italiana 6: 25 (1914) — wfo-1200041125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. glabriuscula Nicotra Prodromus florae messanensis, fasc. III: 310 (1884) — wfo-1200041101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. grandiflora Texidor Revista Progr. Ci. Exact. 18: 50 (1869) — wfo-1200040606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. helenae Pamp. Bollettino della Societá Botanica Italiana 5: appendix, 21-27 (1914) — wfo-1200041124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. longistyla Chatenier Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 58: 288* (1911) — wfo-1200041039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. perdurantifolia Sennen Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1927: n.° 6301 (1928) — wfo-1200040607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica arborea var. rupestris Chabert Bull. Soc. Bot. France (Sess. Extr.): LIV (1882) — wfo-1200040590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ardens var. albiflora Bolus – — wfo-1200067565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aristata Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 292. (1796) — wfo-1000053511
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aristata var. brenesii H.Low ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 170 (1860) — wfo-1200040594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aristata var. lowii H.Low ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 170 (1860) — wfo-1200040595
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica artemisioides E.Mey. – — wfo-1000055077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica articularis Curtis Bot. Mag. 12: t. 423. 1798 wfo-0000671424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica asperrima Klotzsch – — wfo-1000055028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aulacea Lee & Kennedy – — wfo-1000055044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica aurea var. pallida Regel – — wfo-1200067604
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica austiniana B.S.Williams Choice Stove Greenh. Pl. : 233 (1869) — wfo-1000048904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica australis f. albiflora C.Vicioso Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 63 (1948) — wfo-1200040609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica australis subsp. bethurica Ladero Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 27: 89 (1970) — wfo-1200040548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica australis subsp. borealis Willk. & Lange Prodromus florae hispanicae II: 345 (1870). — wfo-1200041163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica australis var. albiflora Texidor y Cos Flora de Espana: 23 (1872). — wfo-1200041147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica australis var. superba Louden Arboretum & fruticetum Britannicum: 1086-1088 (1838) — wfo-1200041066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica autumnalis Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 3, 2: 76 (1860) — wfo-1000048907
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica autumnalis Hort. ex Benth. A.-P. de Candolle, Prodromus, 7: 659 (1839) — wfo-1000053512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica autumnalis Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 604, in obs. 1895 wfo-0000671450
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica azorica var. chlorantha Hochst. ex Seub. Fl. Azor. : 40 (1844) — wfo-1200040544
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica azorica var. erythranta Hochst. ex Seub. Fl. Azor. : 40 (1844) — wfo-1200040545
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bakerioides D.Schumann & G.Kirsten – — wfo-1000055008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica barbata Drège ex Benth. Prodr. 7: 671 (1839) wfo-0000671473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica barbata var. major Andrews – — wfo-1200067531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica barbata var. minor Andrews – — wfo-1200067532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bartlingiana var. discolor Klotzsch – — wfo-1200067578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bequirti De Wild. – — wfo-1000055010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bicalyculata Moench Suppl. Meth. : 18 (1802) wfo-0000671506
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica biformis Bab. – — wfo-1000055000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica blanda Klotzsch – — wfo-1000055089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica broadleyana Andrews Col. Engr. Heaths 3: t. 154 (1809) wfo-0000671558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica brunneo-alba Bartl. – — wfo-1000055001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica bucciniiformis Salisb. – — wfo-1000055061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica caffrorum var. aristulata Bolus – — wfo-1200067566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica calluna var. hirsuta K.F.Waitz Beschr. Gatt. Art. Heid. 91: (1805) — wfo-1200041040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica campanulosa Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 5: 150 1829 wfo-1000075819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica canaliculata var. minor Andrews – — wfo-1200067533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica candida Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 1: 30 (1813) wfo-0000671613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica capensis Regel Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 16: 318 (1842) — wfo-1000053513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica capillaris var. compacta Bolus – — wfo-1200067567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica capitella Thunb. ex Rach – — wfo-1000055070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica capitis-dolorosa D.Schumann & G.Kirsten – — wfo-1000055009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea f. alba (Dippel) Braun-Blanquet Illustrierte flora von Mittel Europa V (3): 1703 (1927) — wfo-1200041018
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea f. alba (Dippel) Schelle Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 24: 185 (1915 publ. 1916) — wfo-1200040653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea f. purpurascens (Regel) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 541 (1949) — wfo-1200040652
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea subsp. carnea – – — wfo-1200108865
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea subsp. mediterranea (L.) Borja Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 12: 155 (1954) — wfo-1200040542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea subsp. mediterranea Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France : 202 (1894) — wfo-1200040660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea subsp. occidentalis (Benth.) M.Laínz Bol. Inst. Estud. Asturianos, Supl. Ci. 10: 199 (1964) — wfo-1200040640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea var. alba Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 377 (1889) — wfo-1200040582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea var. compacta Pedersen Nordisk illustraten Havebrugslexikon I: 327 (1945) — wfo-1200041129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea var. hybrida (Bean) Hempelm. Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 41: 82 (1926) — wfo-1200040584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica carnea var. purpurascens Regel Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 16: 220 (1842) — wfo-1200040581
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica caterviflora var. glabrata Benth. – — wfo-0001421521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica caudata L. ex B.D.Jack. – — wfo-1000055041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris f. albiflora Sauvage & Veilex Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles & Physiques du Maroc 49: 105 (1969) — wfo-1200041143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris f. eglandulosa L.Chev. Bulletin de L'Herbier Boissier 6: App. 4: 2, 7 (1898) — wfo-1200041091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris f. glandulosa L.Chevall. Bulletin de L'Herbier Boissier 6: App. 4: 2, 7 (1898) — wfo-1200041090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris subvar. alba Neyraut Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 47: 326-330* (1900) — wfo-1200041116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris subvar. pallida (J.Morière) Neyraut Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 47: 326-330* (1900) — wfo-1200041020
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. coillotii H.Lév. Le Monde des plants: 42 (1898) — wfo-1200041054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. glabrescens Neyraut Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 47: 326-330* (1900) — wfo-1200041111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. laxiflora Neyraut Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 42: 500 (1895) — wfo-1200041112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. maweana (Backh.) Bean Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 1: 520 (1914) — wfo-1200040569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. mawiana (Backhouse) Bean – — wfo-1200067522
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica ciliaris var. pallida J.Morière Flora de Normandie: 237 (1884). — wfo-1200041068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerascens Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. , Suppl.: 21 (1814) wfo-0000671679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerea f. alba (Aiton) Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 401 (1903) — wfo-1200040630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerea f. atrorubens (Sinclair) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 540 (1949) — wfo-1200040645
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerea f. braceteomania Penzig Proceedings of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society 17: 45 (1924). — wfo-1200041130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerea f. coccinea Bergmans Vaste planten en rotsheesters: : 321 (1939) — wfo-1200041065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Erica cinerea f. fulgida (Regel) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 540 (1949) — wfo-1200040576