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Leucothoe D.Don

This genus name was first published in Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)  

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-4000021618.

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Synonyms of Leucothoe

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Oreocallis Small N. Amer. Fl. 29 (1):58. (1914) wfo-4000027068
Paraleucothoe (Nakai) Honda J. Jap. Bot. 24: 29. 1949. wfo-4000028065
Cassiphone Rchb. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch : 126 (1841) wfo-4000043787

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe ambigua var. longifolia Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 156 (1863) wfo-0001230956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe ambigua var. tomentella Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 156 (1863) wfo-0001372976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe angustissima Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57(Mém. 3e): 430 (1910) wfo-1000079872
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe axillaris var. longifolia (Pursh) DC. Prodr. 7: 602 (1839) wfo-0001277635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe bojeri DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 603 (1839) wfo-0001047757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe chlorantha A.Gray Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts n.s., 6: 399. (1859) wfo-1000079930
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe crassifolia var. subevenia Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 158 (1863) wfo-0001372979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe elongata Sleumer Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 213 (1936) wfo-1000079931
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe eriophylla DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 606 (1839) wfo-0001231337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe grayana var. oblongifolia (Miq.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo 41: 81 (2005) wfo-0001383088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe grayana var. pruinosa (H.Hara) F.Yokouchi ex T.Shimizu Fl. Nagano Pref. : 1508 (1997) wfo-0001370117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe griffithiana C.B.Clarke & W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 164, descr. ampl. (1921) wfo-1000079932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe laxiflora var. sellowii Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 157 (1863) wfo-0001372981
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe littoralis DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 602 (Agauriae sp.) (1839) wfo-0001047622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe mannii King & Prain ex W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 160, in syn. (1912) wfo-1000079879
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe mariana var. angustifolia (Pursh) DC. wfo-0001392437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe martii var. glabra Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 156 (1863) wfo-0001372982
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe martii var. puberula Meisn. Fl. Bras. 7: 155 (1863) wfo-0001372983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe nummularia (Cham. & Schltdl.) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 603 (1839) wfo-1000079933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe oleifolia var. longifolia (Meisn.) Sleumer Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 78: 476 (1959) wfo-0001230957
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe pulchella DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 604 (1839) wfo-1000079934
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe pulchra DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 604 (1839) wfo-1000079935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe racemosa var. projecta Fernald Rhodora 41: 553 (1939) wfo-0001372985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe sect. Paraleucothoe Nakai wfo-1000002481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Leucothoe spinulosa G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 832 (1834) wfo-1000079936