Ericales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants within the asterid group of eudicots, containing 22 families and more than 8,000 species under the APG IV system. Its economically significant members include tea, camellias, persimmons, ebony, blueberries, cranberries, kiwifruit, Brazil nuts, and ornamental azaleas and rhododendrons. The order includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and herbaceous plants, as well as unusual specialists such as chlorophyll-deficient mycoheterotrophs and carnivorous species.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21737, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Ericales
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Asterid Orders, Lead
The Ericales are a large and diverse order of flowering plants in the asterid group of the eudicots.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ericales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 14741
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ericales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ericales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 113.2 ... "early_interval": "Albian"
Wikidata: Ericales
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