Ericaceae

Translingual

Erica abietina (honeysuckle heath)

Etymology

Erica +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Ericaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many calcifuge plants.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Arbutoideae, Cassiopoideae, Enkianthoideae, Ericoideae, Harrimanelloideae, Monotropoideae, Styphelioideae, Vaccinioideae – subfamilies
  • Acrothamnus, Acrotriche, Agapetes, Agarista, Agiortia, Allotropa, Andersonia, Andromeda, Androstoma, Anthopteropsis, Anthopterus, Arbutus, Archeria, Arctostaphylos, Arctous, Astroloma, Bejaria, Brachyloma, Bryanthus, Calluna, Calopteryx, Cassiope, Cavendishia, Ceratiola, Ceratostema, Chamaedaphne, Cheilotheca, Chimaphila, Coleanthera, Comarostaphylis, Conostephium, Corema, Cosmelia, Costera, Craibiodendron, Croninia, Cyathodes, Cyathopsis, Daboecia, Decatoca, Demosthenesia, Didonica, Dielsiodoxa, Dimorphanthera, Diogenesia, Disterigma, Dracophyllum, Elliottia, Empetrum, Enkianthus, Epacris, Epigaea, Eremotropa, Erica, Eubotryoides, Eubotrys, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Gonocalyx, Hemitomes, Kalmia, Kalmiopsis, Lateropora, Lebetanthus, Ledothamnus, Leucopogon, Leucothoe, Lissanthe, Lyonia, Lysinema, Macleania, Melichrus, Moneses, Monotropa, Monotropastrum, Monotropsis, Montitega, Mycerinus, Needhamiella, Notopora, Oreanthes, Oreocallis, Ornithostaphylos, Orthaea, Orthilia, Oxydendrum, Paphia, Pellegrinia, Pentachondra, Phyllodoce, Pieris, Pityopus, Planocarpa, Pleuricospora, Plutarchia, Polyclita, Prionotes, Psammisia, Pterospora, Pyrola, Rhododendron, Rhodothamnus, Rusbya, Sarcodes, Satyria, Semiramisia, Siphonandra, Sphenotoma, Sphyrospermum, Styphelia, Symphysia, Themistoclesia, Therorhodion, Thibaudia, Trochocarpa, Utleya, Vaccinium, Woollsia, Xylococcus, Zenobia – genera

Translations

taxonomic family within the order Ericales

• Finnish: kanervakasvit (fi) pl
• Polish: wrzosowate (pl) pl, bażynowate pl

References

• Ericaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ericaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ericaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ericaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ericaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ericaceae at APWeb
• Ericaceae at Paleobiology Database