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Kalmia

The genus Kalmia is in the family Ericaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Kalmia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Kalmia angustifolia L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Kalmia carolina Small Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Kalmia ciliata W.Bartram ex Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia ciliata W.Bartram Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia cuneata Michx. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Kalmia ericoides C. Wright ex Griseb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Kalmia ferruginea Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia hirsuta Walter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Kalmia intermedia Lange Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia lanceolata Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia latifolia L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 4
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) A. Heller Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Kalmia myrtifolia André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia nitida J.Forbes Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia oleifolia Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia rosmarinifolia Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia serotina Hoffmanns. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Kalmia simulata (Britton & M. Wilson) Southall Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 28 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Kalmia. Of these 10 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 21 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Kalmia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 28 species names for the genus Kalmia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 10 35.7%
Synonym 8 28.6%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 35.7%

All names

The status of the 49 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Kalmia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 16 32.7%
Synonym 23 46.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 20.4%

The confidence with which the status of the 28 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Kalmia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 10 8 0 0 18 64.3%
Low confidence 0 0 0 10 10 35.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Kalmia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 7 4 0 0 0 11 39.3%
WCSP (in review) 3 4 0 10 0 17 60.7%