Erica turgida

Erica turgida

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 turgida

Name

• Erica turgida Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 345 (1802).

Synonyms

• Ectasis turgida (Salisb.) G.Don
• Erica mellifera Hort.Angl. ex Link
• Ericodes turgidum (Salisb.) Kuntze
• Gypsocallis bedfordiana 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

• Salisbury, R.A., 1802. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 6: 345.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Showy Heath, Kenilworth Heath

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