Erica melastoma subsp. melastoma

Erica melastoma subsp. melastoma

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 melastoma
Subspecies: E. m. subsp. melastoma

Name

• Erica melastoma L. subsp. melastoma autonym

Synonyms

• Ectasis vestiflua G.Don
• Erica coccinea var. melastoma (Andr.) H.A.Bak.
• Erica petiveri var. melastoma (Andr.) Benth.
• Erica picta Forbes
• Erica vestiflua Salisb.
• Ericodes melastomum (Andr.) Kuntze
• Ericodes vestifluum (Salisb.) Kuntze

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

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 232.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Erica melastoma. 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.