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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Lyonia

Hierarchical position of the Genus Lyonia

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  Lyonia Nutt. common name: staggerbush

Named members of the Genus Lyonia

1	Species  ferruginea (Walt.) Nutt. common name: rusty staggerbush
2	Species  fruticosa (Michx.) G.S. Torr. common name: coastalplain staggerbush
3	Species  ligustrina (L.) DC.
	4    Varietas  capreifolia (P.W. Wats.) DC. syn. Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora 5    Varietas  foliosiflora (Michx.) Fern. common name: maleberry 6    Varietas  ligustrina common name: maleberry 7    Varietas  salicifolia (P.W. Wats.) DC. syn. Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
8	Species  lucida (Lam.) K. Koch common name: fetterbush lyonia
9	Species  mariana (L.) D. Don common name: piedmont staggerbush
10	Species  palustris (Pursh) Small syn. Cynanchum angustifolium
11	Species  rubiginosa (Pers.) G. Don
	12    Varietas  rubiginosa common name: St. Thomas staggerbush 13    Varietas  stahlii (Urban) Judd common name: Stahl's staggerbush
14	Species  truncata Urban
	15    Varietas  proctorii Judd common name: Proctor's staggerbush

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

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