Biology:Erica plukenetii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. plukenetii
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| Erica plukenetii | |
Erica plukenetii is a species of flowering plant native to the Cape region of South Africa . It belongs to the genus Erica. The species is morphologically variable, and five subspecies are recognised.[1] The larger, variably coloured, flowers of E. plukenetii ssp. plukenetii (similar to those of E. plukenetii ssp. bredensis, E. plukenetii ssp. lineata, and E. plukenetii ssp. penicellata) are pollinated by sunbirds, whilst the smaller, exclusively white, flowers of E. plukenetii ssp. breviflora are moth pollinated.[2]
Gallery
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. plukenetii
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. plukenetii
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. plukenetii in the Western Cape, South Africa
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. plukenetii in the Western Cape, South Africa
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. breviflora in the Western Cape, South Africa
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. lineata in the Western Cape, South Africa
Flowering specimen of E. plukenetii ssp. penicellata in the Western Cape, South Africa
References
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- ↑ Oliver, E. G. H.; Oliver, I. M. (2002). "The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1". Bothalia 32 (1): 37–61. doi:10.4102/abc.v32i1.461. ISSN 2311-9284. https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/download/461/403.
- ↑ Van der Niet, T.; Pirie, M. D.; Shuttleworth, A.; Johnson, S. D.; Midgley, J. J. (2013). "Do pollinator distributions underlie the evolution of pollination ecotypes in the Cape shrub Erica plukenetii?". Annals of Botany 113 (2): 301–316. doi:10.1093/aob/mct193. ISSN 0305-7364. PMID 24071499.
Wikidata ☰ Q5387951 entry
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