Pieris (Ericaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Lyonieae
Genus: Pieris
Subgenera: P. subg. Arcterica – P. subg. Pieris

Species: P. amamioshimensis – P. cubensis – P. elliptica – P. floribunda – P. formosa – P. formosana – P. henryi – P. japonica – P. koidzumiana – P. kouyangensis – P. lanceolata – P. mairei – P. martini – P. nana – P. obliquinervis – P. phillyreifolia – P. pilosa – P. swinhoei – P. ulbrichii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pieris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.

Name

Pieris D.Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834).

Type species: P. formosa (Wall.) D.Don.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Andromeda sect. Pieris (D.Don) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2, 254. (1856).
- Lyonia sect. Pieris (D.Don) K.Koch, Dendrologie 2: 116. (1872).
- Pieridia Rchb., Deutsche Bot. Herbarienbuch (Nom.) 127. (1841), nom. illeg.

Heterotypic
- Aegialea Klotzsch, in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 1113 (1852)
- Ampelothamnus Small, Shrubs Florida 96. (1913).
  - Type species: A. phyllyreifolius (Hook.) Small
- Arcterica Coville, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 573. (1901).
  - Type species: A. nana (Maxim.) Makino
- Portuna Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 268 (1842)
  - Type species: P. floribunda (Pursh) Nutt.

References

Primary references

Don, D. 1834. An attempt at a new arrangement of the Ericaceae. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 17: 150–160. BHL Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Pieris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Pieris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Pieris. Published online. Accessed: May 25 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Pieris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2020.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pieris in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Dec 11.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Lavendelheide, Schattenglöckchen
suomi: Kellovaiverot
日本語: アセビ属
русский: Пиерис
svenska: Buskroslingssläktet
中文: 马醉木属