Kalmia
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Kalmia

laurel
whitewicky

Hierarchical position of the Genus Kalmia

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt.
pub. 1993
  
   SuperOrdo  Ericanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 221. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Ericales Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 28. 1829.
  
   Subordo  Ericineae Burnett
pub. Outl. Bot.: 901, 937, 938, 1108. Jun 1835.
  
   Familia  Ericaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 159. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Heaths, Heathers
  
   Genus  Kalmia L.
pub. (1753)
common name: laurel
  

Named members of the Genus Kalmia

1
   Species  angustifolia L.
common name: sheep laurel
  
 
2
   Varietas  carolina (Small) Fern.
syn. Kalmia carolina
3
   Species  carolina Small
common name: Carolina laurel
4
   Species  cuneata Michx.
common name: whitewicky
5
   Species  hirsuta Walt.
common name: hairy laurel
6
   Species  latifolia L.
common name: mountain laurel
  
 
7
   Varietas  laevipes Fern.
syn. Kalmia latifolia
8
   Species  microphylla (Hook.) Heller
 
9
   Subspecies  occidentalis (Small) Taylor & MacBryde
syn. Kalmia microphylla
10
   Varietas  occidentalis (Small) Ebinger
syn. Kalmia microphylla
11
   Species  occidentalis Small
syn. Kalmia microphylla
12
   Species  polifolia Wangenh.
 
13
   Subspecies  microphylla (Hook.) Calder & Taylor
syn. Kalmia microphylla
14
   Varietas  microphylla (Hook.) Hall
syn. Kalmia microphylla
15
   Subspecies  occidentalis (Small) Abrams
syn. Kalmia microphylla
16
   Varietas  rosmarinifolia (Pursh) Rehd.
syn. Kalmia polifolia
17
   Species  procumbens auct. comb. nov. ined.
syn. Loiseleuria procumbens

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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