Erica tristis

Erica tristis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Ericeae
Genus: Erica
Species: Erica tristis

Name

• Erica tristis Bartl., Linnaea 7(5): 643 (1832).

Synonyms

• Erica absinthoides E.Mey. ex Klotzsch
• Erica cupressifolia Wendl. ex Klotzsch
• Ericodes triste (Bartl.) Kuntze
• Philippia absinthoides (Thunb.) E.G.H.Oliver
• Philippia chamissonis Klotzsch
• Salaxis chamissonis (Klotzsch) D.Dietr.

Homonyms

• Erica tristis (Mello-Leitão, 1933) = Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham, 1892
• Erica tristis Klotzsch = Erica savileae Andr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional:Southern Africa South Africa (W-Cape Prov.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bartling, F.G., 1832. Linnaea 7(5): 643.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Erica tristis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 05. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Erica tristis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Erica tristis. Published online. Accessed: May 05 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Erica tristis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 May 2020.

Vernacular names

English: False Cape Tree Heath

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