Ericales (Rhododendron)

Erik Smets, Katholieke Universiteit, Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium
Nancy Pyck, Katholieke Universiteit, Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium

Published online: May 2003

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003730

The angiosperm order Ericales consists of 25 families and about 11 150 species. A great variety of life forms is present and representatives of Ericales can be found worldwide. The order contains many economically and horticulturally important plants.

Keywords: botany; angiosperms; asterids; systematics; evolution

 Further Reading
    Anderberg AA and Ståhl B (1995) Phylogenetic interrelationships in the order Primulales, with special emphasis on the family circumscriptions. Canadian Journal of Botany 73: 1699–1730.
    Anderberg AA and Zhang X (2002) Phylogenetic relationships of Cyrillaceae and Clethraceae (Ericales) with special emphasis on the genus Purdiaea Planch. Organisms Diversity and Evolution 2: 127–137.
    Anderberg AA, Rydin C and Källersjö M (2002) Phylogenetic relationships in the order Ericales s.l.: analyses of molecular data from five genes from the plastid and mitochondrial genomes. American Journal of Botany 89: 677–687.
    Bremer B, Bremer K, Heidari N, et al. (2002) Phylogenetics of asterids based on 3 coding and 3 non-coding chloroplast DNA markers and the utility of non-coding DNA at higher taxonomic levels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24: 274–301.
    Friis EM (1985) Actinocalyx gen. nov., sympetalous angiosperm flowers from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Sweden. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 45: 171–183.
    book Judd WS, Campbell CS, Kellogg EA and Stevens PF (1999) Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.
    Kron KA, Judd WS, Stevens PF, et al. (2002) A phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. Botanical Review 68: 335–423.
    Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Chase MW, et al. (2000) Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 381–461.
    book Stevens PF (2001 onwards) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 3, May 2002. [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/]

Related Sub-Topics:

Diversification of Plants and Animals | Classification | Fossils and Evolution | Biogeography and Macroecology | Plant Evolution | Plant Ecology | Plant Development
Contact Editor close
Submit a note to the editor about this article by filling in the form below.

* Required Field

Article Title: Ericales (Rhododendron)
 
How to Cite close
Smets, Erik, and Pyck, Nancy(May 2003) Ericales (Rhododendron). In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003730]