Erica cordata

Erica cordata

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 cordata
Varieties: E. c. var. arachnoidea – E. c. var. bracteata – E. c. var. concolor

Name

• Erica cordata Andrews, 1809.

Synonyms

• Ceramia cordata (Andr.) G.Don
• Erica punctata Bartl.
• Ericodes cordatum (Andr.) 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

• Andrews, H.C. 1809. Coloured engravings of heaths. The drawings taken from living plants only. With the ... character, full description, native place of growth, and time of flowering of each; in Latin and English .... Vol. 3, pl. 145–216. London. BHL Reference page. : iii. 160.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Erica cordata. 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 Apr 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Erica cordata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Erica cordata. Published online. Accessed: Apr 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Erica cordata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

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