Erica coccinea L.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Corolla tubular, ±16-22 mm long; bract, bracteoles and sepals with long narrow sulcus; anthers far exserted; leaves recurved.
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Erect, rigid shrub to 1.2 m. Flowers large, tubular, yellow, orange or red, with far-exserted anthers.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Erica coccinea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328435-1
WFO ID wfo-0000671694
COL ID 6GKMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ectasis petiveri Erica baculiflora Erica flava Erica frondosa Erica plukenetii Ericoides petiveri Syringodea coccinea Syringodea pulviniformis Ectasis melastoma Ectasis follicularis Ectasis sebana Ectasis socciflora Erica coccinea Erica demissa Erica ostrina Erica pulvinitormis Erica sebana Ericoides coccineum Ericoides melastomum Erica petiveriana Erica coccinea var. pubescens Erica petiveri var. pubescens Erica glandulosa Erica coccinea var. coccinea Erica cothurnalis Erica petiveri