Biology:Erica reunionensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Erica reunionensis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. reunionensis
Binomial name
Erica reunionensis
E.G.H.Oliv. (1993)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Philippia montana (Willd.) Klotzsch (1834)
Salaxis montana Willd. (1809)

Erica reunionensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is a shrub endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Erica reunionensis is the dominant treeline species in the mountains of Réunion.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 August 2021.
  2. Leuschner, Christoph (1996). "Timberline and Alpine Vegetation on the Tropical and Warm-Temperate Oceanic Islands of the World: Elevation, Structure and Floristics". Vegetatio, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 193-206. Accessed 11 August 2021. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20048667

Wikidata ☰ Q2923844 entry