Erica tetragona

Erica tetragona

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 tetragona

Name

• Erica tetragona L.f., Suppl. Pl. 223 (1782).

Synonyms

• Callista tetragona (L.fil.) G.Don
• Erica pugionifolia Salisb.
• Ericodes tetragonum (L.fil.) Kuntze
• Eurylepis tetragona (L.fil.) G.Don

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. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 22.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Erica tetragona. 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 tetragona 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 tetragona. Published online. Accessed: May 05 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Erica tetragona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 May 2020.

Vernacular names

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