Ericoideae
Ericoideae is a subfamily of Ericaceae, containing nineteen genera, and 1,790 species, the largest of which is Rhododendron, followed by Erica. The Ericoideae bear spiral leaves with flat laminae. The pedicel is articulated and the flowers are pendulous or erect, and monosymmetric, with an abaxial median sepal. The carpels are free and the anthers lack appendages. The capsule is septicidal.[2]
| Ericoideae | |
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| Erica cinerea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae Link 1829[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Erica | |
| Tribes | |
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Subdivision
Generally considered to consist of five tribes;[3]
- Tribe: Bejarieae
- Genera: Bejaria - Bryanthus - Ledothamnus
- Tribe: Empetreae
- Tribe: Ericeae
- Genera: Calluna - Daboecia - Erica -Bruckenthalia
- Tribe: Phyllodoceae
- Genera: Elliottia - Epigaea - Kalmia - Kalmiopsis - Leiophyllum - Loiseleuria - Phyllodoce - Rhodothamnus
- Tribe: Rhodoreae
- Genera: Menziesia - Rhododendron
List of genera;
- Bejaria
- Bryanthus
- Calluna
- Ceratiola
- Corema
- Daboecia
- Elliottia
- Empetrum
- Epigaea
- Erica
- Kalmia
- Kalmiopsis
- Ledothamnus
- Phyllodoce
- Rhododendron
- Rhodothamnus
- Therorhodion
References
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