Epigaea repens

Epigaea repens

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: Ericoideae
Tribus: Phyllodoceae
Genus: Epigaea
Species: Epigaea repens

Name

Epigaea repens L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Epigaea repens f. plena Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 7: 244. 1926.
  • Epigaea repens f. rosea Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 26: 17. 1941.
  • Epigaea repens f. rubicunda (D.Don) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees 534. 1949.
  • Epigaea repens var. glabrifolia Fernald, Rhodora 41: 446, t. 562(1-3). 1939.
  • Epigaea repens var. rubicunda D.Don, Brit. Fl. Gard. (Sweet), ser. 2. 4: t. 384. 1837.
  • Epigaea rubicunda (D.Don) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steudel), ed. 2. 1: 559. 1840, comb. inval.

Hybrids

• Epigaea × intertexta Mulligan

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec), St. Pierre et Miquelon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 395.

Additional references

• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Epigaea repens. 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 06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Epigaea repens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Epigaea repens. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Epigaea repens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Epigaea repens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: mayflower, trailing arbutus

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