Kalmia

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: Kalmia
Species: K. angustifolia – K. buxifolia – K. ciliata – K. cuneata – K. ericoides – K. ferruginosa – K. hirsuta – K. intermedia – K. lanceolata – K. latifolia – K. microphylla – K. polifolia – K. procumbens

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kalmia 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.

Name

Kalmia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 391. 1753; Gen Pl., ed. 5: 185. 1754.

Lectotype species: Kalmia latifolia L. (designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 2: 683. 7 Jun 1913, supported by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 153. Aug 1929)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Ammyrsine Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 280, 301. 1814.
  - Type species: A. buxifolia (Bergius) Pursh
- Azalea L., Sp. Pl. 150. 1753, nom. rej.
  - Type species: A. procumbens L.
- Chamaecistus Oeder, Fl. Danica 4. t. 9. 1762.
  - Type species: C. procumbens (L.) Kuntze
- Chamaeledon Link, Enum. Pl. Horti Berol. 1: 210. 1821.
  - Type species: C. procumbens (L.) Link
- Dendrium Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 36. 1813.
  - Type species: D. buxifolia (Bergius) Desv.
- Fischera Sw., Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 14. 1817.
- Kalmiella Small, Fl. Southeast. U. S. 886. 1903.
  - Type species: K. hirsuta (Walter) Small
- Leiophyllum (Pers.) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S.-Carolina Georgia 1: 483. 1817, nom. illeg. non R.A.Hedwig (1806).
  - Type species: L. buxifolium (Bergius) Elliott
- Loiseleuria Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 35. 1813, nom. cons.
  - Type species: L. procumbens (L.) Desv.
- Tsutsusi Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 164. 1763.

Notes

Homonyms

- Chamaedaphne Catesby ex Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 388. 5 Nov 1891, nom. illeg. non J.Mitchell (1769), nom. rej., nec Moench (1794), nom. cons.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 391. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 185. Reference page.

Additional references

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. ed. 2. C. Scribner's sons, New York. Vol. 2: 683. Reference page.
Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S. & Anderberg, A.A. 2008. Validation of Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron and Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift & Kron. Nordic Journal of Botany 26(1): 47–48. DOI: 10.1111/j.0107-055X.2008.00168.x Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kalmia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan. 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Kalmia. 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 Jan. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Kalmia. Published online. Accessed: May 9 2016.
Tropicos.org 2016. Kalmia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 May 2016.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Lorbeerrosen
English: Lambkill, Spoonwood
suomi: Kalmiat
Nederlands: Laurierroos, Lepelstruik
polski: Kalmia
svenska: Kalmiasläktet