Ercilla (plant)

Ercilla is a genus of plants in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae.^[1][2]

Ercilla
Ercilla spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Phytolaccaceae
Subfamily:	Phytolaccoideae
Genus:	Ercilla A.Juss
Type species
Ercilla volubilis A.Juss
Synonyms
Apodostachys Turcz. Bridgesia Hook. & Arn.

Species

The genus Ercilla contains two species:^[3]

• Ercilla spicata (Vertero) Moq.
• Ercilla syncarpellata Nowicke

References

1. Hunt, D. R. (1979). "Ercilla volubilis Phytolaccaceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. ISSN 0011-4073.
2. Nowicke, Joan W. (1968). "Palynotaxonomic Study of the Phytolaccaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 55 (3): 294–364. doi:10.2307/2395128. ISSN 0026-6493. JSTOR 2395128.
3. "Ercilla A.Juss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.