Erica regia Bartl.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Corolla glabrous and smooth, texture stiff and cartilaginous; anthers with vestigial appendages on apex of filaments; ovary hairy at top with erect hairs. With only a slight disjunction in one morphological character coupled with a clear difference in habitat preferences, we are reducing this complex of three species and three varieties to one species with two subspecies.
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Compact, straggling or erect shrublet to 2 m. Flowers large, tubular, striking, white with purple then orange-red tips, plain orange or dark red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

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Distribution

Erica regia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329496-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673095
COL ID 6GLP9
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Synonyms

Erica casta Erica regia Erica casta var. breviflora Erica regia var. variegata Erica regia var. williana Erica regia var. regia

Lower taxons

Erica regia subsp. mariae