Family Code: ERICAC Genus Code: AGARI Genus CN: Florida hobblebush Genus Authority: D. Don ex G. Don Genus Summary: A genus of about 30 species, shrubs, primarily of tropical America, but also in Africa, Madagascar, and se. North America. Judd (1979, 1984) discusses the reasons for separating Agarista from Leucothoe; Agarista is more closely related to Pieris than Leucothoe (Judd & Kron 1996). Genus References: Judd (1984, 1979)=Z; Judd in FNA (2009); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1