Ericaceae

Agarista D.Don ex G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 3: 837 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Tubtrop. America.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Réunion, South Carolina, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

North Carolina

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Hist. 3: 837 (1834)
  • Judd in J. Arnold Arbor. 65: 255– 342 (1984)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Mattos, L.A., et al. [2488] Brazil K000323718 No
Jan 1, 2007 Mattos, L.A., et al. [2487] Brazil K000323719 No
Jan 1, 2007 Mattos, L.A., et al. [2486] Brazil K000323717 No
Jan 1, 1982 Glaziou, A.F.M. [17119] Brazil K000494452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Gardner, G. [475] Brazil K000494451 Lectotype Yes
Gardner, G. [5802] Brazil K000494450 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [475] Brazil K000494449 Unknown Type Material Yes
Timberlake, J. [5196] Mozambique K000613924 No
Dawkins, H.C. [730] Uganda Agauria K:SPC-17825.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0