| Ceratostema | |
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| Illustration of Ceratostema longiflorum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
| Tribe: | Vaccinieae |
| Genus: | Ceratostema Juss. |
| Type species | |
| Ceratostema peruvianum | |
Ceratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae). [1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Ceratostema amplexicaule A.C.Sm. | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema auriculatum Luteyn | Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) | |
| Ceratostema bracteolatum Luteyn | Ecuador (Azuay) | |
| Ceratostema callistum A.C.Sm. | Peru | |
| Ceratostema calycinum (A.C.Sm.) Sleumer | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema charianthum A.C.Sm. | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema cutucuense Luteyn | Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) | |
| Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn | Ecuador. | |
| Ceratostema ferreyrae Luteyn | Peru | |
| Ceratostema glandulifera Maguire, Steyerm. & Luteyn | Venezuela. | |
 | Ceratostema glans Luteyn | Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) |
| Ceratostema lanceolatum Benth. | Ecuador (Loja) | |
 | Ceratostema lanigerum (Sleumer) Luteyn | Ecuador. |
| Ceratostema loranthiflorum Benth. | Ecuador. | |
| Ceratostema macbrydiorum Luteyn | Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) | |
| Ceratostema madisonii Luteyn | Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) | |
| Ceratostema megabracteatum Luteyn | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema megalobum Luteyn | Ecuador (Loja) | |
| Ceratostema nodosum Luteyn | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema nubigena (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm. | Ecuador | |
 | Ceratostema oellgaardii Luteyn | Ecuador (Loja) |
| Ceratostema oyacachiensis Luteyn [2] | Ecuador (Napo) | |
| Ceratostema pedunculatum Luteyn | Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) | |
| Ceratostema pendens Luteyn [2] | Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) | |
| Ceratostema pensile (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm. | Ecuador (El Oro) | |
| Ceratostema peruvianum Pers. | Ecuador. | |
| Ceratostema prietoi A.C.Sm. | Ecuador (Cañar) | |
| Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn [2] | Ecuador (El Oro) | |
| Ceratostema rauhii Luteyn | Peru. | |
| Ceratostema reginaldii (Sleumer) A.C.Sm. | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema silvicola A.C.Sm. | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema speciosum André | Ecuador. | |
| Ceratostema ventricosum A.C.Sm. | Ecuador | |
| Ceratostema zamorana M.M.Jiménez & Vélez-Abarca | Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) | |
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c. 4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it the 14th most species-rich family of flowering plants. The many well known and economically important members of the Ericaceae include the cranberry, blueberry, huckleberry, rhododendron, and various common heaths and heathers.
Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves, and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter heather" to distinguish it from Calluna "summer heather".
Gaultheria antipoda, commonly known as snowberry or fools beech, is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Vaccinieae is a tribe of over 1000 species in the plant family Ericaceae. The tribe consists of morphologically diverse woody plants. Species within Vaccinieae can be found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Genetic analysis indicates that Vaccinieae is not a monophyletic group.
Rhododendron columbianum, commonly known as western Labrador tea, swamp tea, or muskeg tea, is a shrub that is widespread in the western United States and in western Canada, reported from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. It grows in wet places from sea level up to 3,500 m (11,000 ft). It was formerly known as Ledum columbianum. Its origins date back to the late Pliocene.
Vaccinioideae is a flowering-plant subfamily in the family Ericaceae. It contains the commercially important cranberry, blueberry, bilberry, lingonberry, and huckleberry.
Ceratostema oellgaardii is a shrub species of Ceratostema found in Loja, Ecuador at elevations from 2600 to 3300 meters.
Satyria is a genus of flowering plants in the blueberry tribe Vaccinieae, family Ericaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is closely related to Cavendishia.
Dracophyllum ophioliticum, commonly known as asbestos inaka and asbestos turpentine tree, is a species of shrub in the family Ericaceae. Endemic to New Zealand, it grows into a sprawling shrub, reaching heights of just 30–200 cm (10–80 in), and has leaves which form bunches at the end of its branches.
Dracophyllum townsonii is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to the north of New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1906 and gets the specific epithet townsonii after the chemist and plant collector William Townson. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes and reaches a height of 3–6 m.
Dracophyllum verticillatum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Caledonia. It was first described by Jacques Labillardière in 1800 and gets the specific epithet verticillatum for its flowers growing on verticillasters. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits exposed plains and gentle mountain slopes and reaches a height of 0.2–7 m tall.
Dracophyllum pronum, commonly known as Trailing neinei, is a species of sprawling shrub endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Walter Oliver in 1928 and gets the specific epithet pronum for its prostrate growth habit. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits montane and subalpine areas and reaches a height of just 1–25 cm.
Dracophyllum scoparium is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1844 and gets the specific epithet scoparium, in the form of a broom, for the way in which its juvenile leaves grow. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits the Chatham and Pitt Islands, and reaches a height of 1–4 m.
Dracophyllum strictum, commonly known as totorowhiti, is a species of shrub endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1844 and gets the specific epithet strictum for its rigid and packed together leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits lowland up to montane forest and shrubland and reaches a height of 50–300 cm.
Dracophyllum ouaiemense is a species of shrub in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to New Caledonia. It was first described by Robert Virot in 1975 and gets the specific epithet ouaiemense after the region in which it grows: Roche Ouaième. It inhabits the tops of mountains and more gentle slopes and reaches a height of 50 cm.
Dracophyllum menziesii, commonly known as pineapple scrub, is a species of shrub endemic to the South and Stewart Islands of New Zealand. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes and cliffs from sea level up to 1,500 m (4,921 ft) and reaches a height of 0.5–1 m (1.6–3.3 ft). A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as "Not Threatened," giving it an estimated population upwards of 100,000.
Dracophyllum trimorphum, commonly known as inaka and dracophyllum, is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to north-west Nelson in New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Walter Oliver in 1952 and gets the specific epithet trimorphum for its three phases of growth. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits cliffs and steep slopes near the coast and reaches a height of 0.2–3.0 m (1–10 ft). A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as “Naturally Uncommon,” giving it an estimated habitat area of less than 10 km2 (1,000.0 ha).
Dracophyllum densum is a species of shrub endemic to north-west Nelson in New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Walter Oliver in 1952 and gets the specific epithet densum for its leaves growing densely. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain summits, plateaux, and ridge lines and reaches a height of 0.3–0.5 m (1–2 ft). A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as “Declining,” giving it an estimated population of more than 100,000.
Dracophyllum acerosum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Sven Berggren in 1877 and gets the specific epithet acerosum, meaning needles shaped, for its leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes, ridge lines and hillsides and reaches a height of 1–2 m (3–7 ft). A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as “Not Threatened,” giving it an estimated population of more than 100,000.
Costera is a genus in the Ericaceae found in the Malesian floristic region. It is a small genus of often epiphytic shrubs that grows in tropical rainforests.
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