Ericales
Rhododendron simsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Dumort., 1829
Families
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The Ericales (azalea) are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. The order is represented with many various life forms, starting from trees and bushes, to lianas and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient myco-heterotrophic plants (e. g. Sarcodes sanguinea) and carnivorous plants (e. g. genus Sarracenia). Orders See text. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... A liana is woody climber. ... This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color Space-filling model of the chlorophyll molecule Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. ... Monotropastrum humile, an obligate myco-heterotroph. ... Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants (sometimes called insectivorous plants) are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, most focusing on insects and other arthropods. ... Sarracenia range (all species) Species See text. ...

Many species have five petals, often grown together.

Mycorrhiza is an interesting property, frequently associated with the Ericales. Indeed, the symbiosis with root fungi is quite common among the order representatives, and there are even three kinds of it which can be found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). In additional, some families among the order are notable for their exceptional ability to accumulate aluminum (Jansen et al., 2004). A mycorrhiza (typically seen in the plural forms mycorrhizae or mycorrhizas, Greek for fungus roots) is the result of a mutualistic association between a fungus and a plant. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ...

Ericales are a cosmopolitic order. Areas of distribution of families vary largely - while some are restricted to tropics, others exist mainly in arctic or temperate regions. The entire order contains over 8000 species, of which the Ericaceae account for 2000-4000 species (by various estimates).

Economical importance

Without doubt, the most profitable plant in the order is tea (Camellia sinensis) from the Theaceae family. The order also includes some edible fruits, including kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa), persimmon (genus Diospyros), blueberry, huckleberry and cranberry, Brazil nut, and Mamey sapote. The order also includes shea (Vitellaria paradoxa), which is the major dietary lipid source for millions of sub-Saharan Africans. Many Ericales species are cultivated for their showy flowers: well-known examples are azalea, rhododendron, camellia, polyanthus, cyclamen, phlox, and busy Lizzie. Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Genera Apterosperma Camellia Dankia Franklinia Gordonia Laplacea Pyrenaria Schima Stuartia Tutcheria The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees recognizable by their serrated, usually glossy leaves. ... Species About 94; see text. ... Species See text A Persimmon is any of a number of species of trees of the genus Diospyros, and the edible fruit borne by them. ... Species See text. ... Wild huckleberry in the Mount Hood National Forest. ... Species Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccus Approximate ranges of the cranberries in sect. ... Binomial name Bertholletia excelsa Humb. ... A Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) is a fruit common in many Latin American countries and widely enjoyed by Cubans living in Cuba and south Florida. ... Template:Taxobougly Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa, syn. ... Species see text Source: The Rhododendron page, and some research. ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Species About 100–250 species, including: Camellia assimilis Camellia brevistyla Camellia caudata Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia chrysantha – Golden Camellia Camellia connata Camellia crapnelliana Camellia cuspidata Camellia euphlebia Camellia euryoides Camellia forrestii Camellia fraterna Camellia furfuracea Camellia granthamiana Camellia grijsii Camellia hongkongensis - Hong Kong Camellia Camellia irrawadiensis Camellia japonica – Japanese Camellia Camellia... Polyanthus is a name used to describe several things in botany: Polyanthus is a common name for members of the genus Primula (primrose) Polyanthus is a genus of bamboo found in China. ... Species Cyclamen africanum Cyclamen balearicum Cyclamen cilicium Cyclamen colchicum Cyclamen coum Cyclamen creticum Cyclamen cyprium Cyclamen graecum Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen intaminatum Cyclamen libanoticum Cyclamen mirabile Cyclamen parviflorum Cyclamen persicum Cyclamen pseudibericum Cyclamen purpurascens Cyclamen repandum Cyclamen rhodium Cyclamen rohlfsianum Cyclamen somalense Cyclamen alpinum Cyclamen is a genus of 20 species... Also, Their is a guy using the nickname PhloX: irc. ... Categories: Plant stubs | Flowers | Ericales ...

Classification

The following families are typical of newer classifications:

• Family Actinidiaceae (kiwifruit family)
• Family Balsaminaceae (balsam family)
• Family Clethraceae (clethra family)
• Family Cyrillaceae (cyrilla family)
• Family Diapensiaceae
• Family Ebenaceae (ebony family)
• Family Ericaceae (heath, rhododendron, and blueberry family)
• Family Fouquieriaceae (fouquieria family)
• Family Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut family)
• Family Maesaceae
• Family Marcgraviaceae
• Family Mitrastemonaceae
• Family Myrsinaceae (cyclamen and scarlet pimpernel family)
• Family Pellicieraceae
• Family Pentaphyllacaceae
• Family Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
• Family Primulaceae (primrose family)
• Family Roridulaceae
• Family Sapotaceae (sapodilla family)
• Family Sarraceniaceae (American pitcher plant family)
• Family Sladeniaceae
• Family Styracaceae (silverbell and snowbell family)
• Family Symplocaceae (sapphireberry family)
• Family Ternstroemiaceae
• Family Tetrameristaceae
• Family Theaceae (tea and camellia family)
• Family Theophrastaceae

These make up a basal group of asterids. Under the Cronquist system, the Ericales included a smaller group of plants, which were placed among the Dileniidae: Genera Actinidia Clematoclethra Saurauia Ref: Delta 2002-08-04 Actiniaceae is a small family of plants. ... The kiwifruit, is the edible fruit of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. ... Genera Hydrocera Impatiens Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) is a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera and 850+ species of which all but one belong to Impatiens is by far the largest. ... Balsam (pronounced balm) is a term used for various pleasantly scented plant products. ... Genera Clethra Purdiaea Clethraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Asia and the Americas, with one species also on Madeira. ... Species Between 30-70; see text. ... Genera Cliftonia Cyrilla Cyrillaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. ... Binomial name Cyrilla racemiflora L. Cyrilla racemiflora, the sole species in the genus Cyrilla, is a flowering plant in the family Cyrillaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southeastern United States (coastal areas from southeastern Texas east to southeastern Virginia), south through the Caribbean... Genera Berneuxia Decne. ... Genera Diospyros Euclea The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants, which includes ebony and persimmon. ... Binomial name Diospyros ebenum Koenig ex Retz. ... Genera See text The plant Family Ericaceae (Heath Family) or ericaceous plants are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. ... For other uses, see Erika. ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Species See text Vaccinium is a genus of shrubs in the plant Family Ericaceae including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry or whortleberry, cowberry or lingonberry, and huckleberry. ... Species Fouquieria columnaris Fouquieria diguetii Fouquieria splendens several others Fouquieria is a genus of about 10 species of desert plants in the family Fouquieriaceae, including the ocotillo () and the boojum tree (). They have succulent stems with thinner spikes projecting from them, with leaves on the spikes. ... Species Fouquieria columnaris Fouquieria diguetii Fouquieria splendens several others Fouquieria is a genus of about 10 species of desert plants in the family Fouquieriaceae, including the ocotillo () and the boojum tree (). They have succulent stems with thinner spikes projecting from them, with leaves on the spikes. ... Genera Abdulmajidia Allantoma Barringtonia Bertholletia Careya Cariniana Couratari Couroupita Foetidia Grias Gustavia Lecythis Napoleonaea The Lecythidaceae is a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species woody plants native to tropical South America and Madagascar. ... Binomial name Bertholletia excelsa Humb. ... Genera See text. ... Rafflesiales is a botanical name of an order of flowering plants. ... Genera See text. ... Species Cyclamen africanum Cyclamen balearicum Cyclamen cilicium Cyclamen colchicum Cyclamen coum Cyclamen creticum Cyclamen cyprium Cyclamen graecum Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen intaminatum Cyclamen libanoticum Cyclamen mirabile Cyclamen parviflorum Cyclamen persicum Cyclamen pseudibericum Cyclamen purpurascens Cyclamen repandum Cyclamen rhodium Cyclamen rohlfsianum Cyclamen somalense Cyclamen alpinum Cyclamen is a genus of 20 species... Binomial name Anagallis arvensis L. The Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is a low-growing plant in the family (Myrsinaceae). ... Genera See text. ... Genera Acanthogilia Aliciella* Allophyllum Bonplandia Cantua Cobaea* Collomia Dayia* Eriastrum Gilia Gymnosteris Huthia Ipomopsis Langloisia Lathrocasis* Leptodactylon Leptosiphon* Linanthus Loeselia Loeseliastrum Microsteris* Navarretia Phlox Polemonium Saltugilia* * not treated as distinct by all botanists The Polemoniaceae (jacobs ladder family or phlox family) comprises 18-25 genera with between 270-400... Also, Their is a guy using the nickname PhloX: irc. ... Genera See text Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. ... For the character from the Shuffle! series, see Primula (Shuffle!). Species many; see text A modern garden primula cultivar Primula farinosa flowers Primula hortensis Primula prolifera Primula sieboldii Primula veris Primula is a genus of 400-500 species of low-growing herbs in the family Primulaceae. ... Roridula distribution Species Roridula dentata Roridula gorgonias Roridula is a South African genus of plants that, whilst having many of the adaptations of a carnivorous plant, such as the possession of insect-trapping sticky hairs, does not directly digest the animals it traps. ... Genera See text Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. ... Binomial name (L.) P. Royen Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. ... Genera Darlingtonia Heliamphora Sarracenia Families of Flowering Plants as of 2002-10-20 Sarraceniaceae is the Pitcher plant family, belonging to order Ericales, previously Nepenthales. ... Pitcher of Nepenthes distillatoria. ... Genera Sladenia Sladeniaceae (Gilg. ... Genera Alniphyllum Bruinsmia Halesia Huodendron Melliodendron Pamphilia Parastyrax Pterostyrax Rehderodendron Sinojackia Styrax Styracaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, containing 11-12 genera and about 150-170 species of trees and shrubs. ... Genera Symplocos Symplocaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, including only one genus, Symplocos, with about 250 species native to Asia, Australia and the Americas. ... Genera Apterosperma Camellia Dankia Franklinia Gordonia Laplacea Pyrenaria Schima Stuartia Tutcheria The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees recognizable by their serrated, usually glossy leaves. ... Genera see text Tetrameristaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. ... Genera Apterosperma Camellia Dankia Franklinia Gordonia Laplacea Pyrenaria Schima Stuartia Tutcheria The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees recognizable by their serrated, usually glossy leaves. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Species About 100–250 species, including: Camellia assimilis Camellia brevistyla Camellia caudata Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia chrysantha – Golden Camellia Camellia connata Camellia crapnelliana Camellia cuspidata Camellia euphlebia Camellia euryoides Camellia forrestii Camellia fraterna Camellia furfuracea Camellia granthamiana Camellia grijsii Camellia hongkongensis - Hong Kong Camellia Camellia irrawadiensis Camellia japonica – Japanese Camellia Camellia... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... In the APG and APG II system for classification of angiosperms, the names eudicots or tricolpates are applied to a clade, a monophyletic group. ... A system of plant taxonomy, the Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants (or angiosperms). ... Dilleniidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. ...

• Family Ericaceae
• Family Cyrillaceae
• Family Clethraceae
• Family Grubbiaceae
• Family Empetraceae
• Family Epacridaceae
• Family Pyrolaceae
• Family Monotropaceae

Genera See text The plant Family Ericaceae (Heath Family) or ericaceous plants are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. ... Genera Cliftonia Cyrilla Cyrillaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. ... Genera Clethra Purdiaea Clethraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ericales, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Asia and the Americas, with one species also on Madeira. ... Genera Grubbia Strobilocarpus Grubbiaceae is a family of flowering plants endemic to the Cape floristic region of South Africa. ... Genera See text The plant Family Ericaceae (Heath Family) or ericaceous plants are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Chimaphila Moneses Orthilia Pyrola The Pyrolaceae is a small family of plants, closely related to the heather family Ericaceae, and included in it by some botanists. ... Monotropaceae was a small family of flowering plants under the old Cronquist system of plant classification. ...

References

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• S. Jansen, T. Watanabe, P. Caris, K. Geuten, F. Lens, N. Pyck, E. Smets (2004). The Distribution and Phylogeny of Aluminium Accumulating Plants in the Ericales. Plant Biology (Stuttgart) 6, 498-505. Thieme, Stuttgart. (Available online: DOI | Abstract)
• W. S. Judd, C. S. Campbell, E. A. Kellogg, P. F. Stevens, M. J. Donoghue (2002). Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, 2nd edition. pp. 425-436 (Ericales). Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-87893-403-0.
• E. Smets, N. Pyck (Feb 2003). Ericales (Rhododendron). In: Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Nature Publishing Group, London. (Available online: ELS Site)
• Arne A. Anderberg, Bertil Stahl, Mari Kallersjo (May 2000). Maesaceae, a New Primuloid Family in the Order Ericales s.l.. Taxon 49 (2): 183-187.