Log In
Ericales
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
| Description | The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons, including, for example, tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, and azalea. The order includes trees, bushes, lianas, and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient mycoheterotrophic plants (e.g., Sarcodes sanguinea) and carnivorous plants (e.g., genus Sarracenia). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericales, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 4.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Ericales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 15 (38%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Ljungordningen, Heidekrautartige, ツツジ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericales |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinidiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Balsaminaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Byblidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Clethraceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrillaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Diapensiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ebenaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Empetraceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Epacridaceae family | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Ericaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 213 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Fouquieriaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grubbiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lecythidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Marcgraviaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mitrastemonaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentaphylacaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polemoniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Primulaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Roridulaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sapotaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 70 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Sarraceniaceaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sladeniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Styracaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Symplocaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 281 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tetrameristaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Theaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Lanagiopollis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Paleoenkianthus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ericales | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericales |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1820 | Ericales von Berchtold and Presl |
| 1977 | Ericales Hickey |
| 2000 | Ericales Mabberley |
| 2011 | Ericales Jud |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
