Erica leucantha

Erica leucantha

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 leucantha

Name

• Erica leucantha Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 371 (1821).

Synonyms

• Erica leucanthera Andr.
• Erica luteo-alba Forbes
• Ericodes luteoalbum (Forbes) Kuntze
• Lamprotis bedfordiana G.Don

Homonyms

• Erica leucantha G.Don = Erica regerminans L.

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

• Link, J.H.F. 1821. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera. Pars 1. 458 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page. : 1: 371.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Erica leucantha. 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 02. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Erica leucantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Erica leucantha. Published online. Accessed: May 02 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Erica leucantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 May 2020.

Vernacular names

English: honey-scented heath

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