Ericaceae
Erica

Erica mauritanica L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1002 (1759)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Don [35] K000314653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salisbury [s.n.] K000314651 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000314652 Type Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000314655 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forsters [s.n.] South Africa K000314654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] South Africa K000314657 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forster [s.n.] South Africa K000314656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] South Africa K000314658 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [7760] K000314660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] K000314661 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] South Africa K000314659 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bowie [s.n.] South Africa K000314662 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0