Erica rudolfii Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Rami validi rigidi pubescentes, ramulis brevibus superne vestiti; folia 3-na, juniora dense imbricato-conferta incurva, inferiora sublaxiora, lineari-semiteretia obtusa sulcata puberula ciliolata demum glabrescentia, 0.2-0.25 cm. longa; flores terminales 3-ni; pedicelli 0.2 cm. longi; bracteae lineares foliaceae, 2 approximatae 1 paullo inferior; sepala linearia foliacea obtusa ciliolata pubescentia, 0.3 cm. longa; corolla ovato-suburceolata, vix vel raro fauce constricta, puberula, 0.5 cm. longa alba, limbi segmentis erectis recurvisve ovatis carneis, tertia parte tubi longis antherae inclusae vel subexsertae basi dorsifixae lineares obtusae, 0.1 cm. longae, poro 0.062 cm. longo, aristatae, aristis pendulis circa 0.08 cm. longis; stylus breviter exsertus validus ruber; stigma capitatum 4-punctulatum nigrum; ovarium subglobosum puberulum, in disco pubescente nigro situm.
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Erect shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers small, broadly urn-shaped, pale purplish pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Erica rudolfii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329536-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673155
COL ID 6GM2B
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Synonyms

Erica rudolfii