Ericales

Placement

Kingdom Plantae

Subkingdom Tracheobionta

Division Magnoliophyta -- angiosperms, flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida -- dicotyledons

Subclass Dilleniidae

Order Ericales

Synonyms and common names

none noted

Reference

http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=23443 as of 2002-05-29

Children

Families

• Clethracea (clethras, pepperbush) - 2 genera
• Cyrillaceae (cyrillas) - 2 genera
• Empetraceae (crowberries) - 3 genera
• Epacridaceae - 1 genus
• Ericaceae (heath family) - 36 genera
• Monotropaceae (Indian pipe) - 8 genera
• Pyrolaceae (pyrolas) - 5 genera

Moved families

• Family Theaceae (tea family)
• Family Ebenaceae (ebony family)
  • Ebony
  • Persimmon
• Family Lecythidaceae (lecythis family)
• Family Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
• Family Primulaceae (primrose family)
• Family Sapotaceae (sapodilla family)
  • Gum tree
  • Sapodilla
• Family Sarracenaceae (pitcher plant family)
• Family Balsaminaceae (balsam family)
• Family Fouquieriaceae (fouquieria family) - to Solanales