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Genus: Erica (ericas)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons >  Core Eudicots >  Asterids > Order: Ericales > Family: Ericaceae

Section: Gigandra

Three species.

Erica coccinea

Section: Didymanthera

Five species.

Erica viridiflora

Section: Pleurocallis

21 species.

Erica baueri subsp. baueri

Section: Evanthe

Erica glandulosa

Section: Dasyanthes

Section: Chona

One species: Erica embothriifolia

 

Section: Bactridium

Two species: Erica fascicularis and Erica massonii.

Erica fascicularis

Section: Euryloma

 

 

Section: Ceramus

 

Erica praecox

Section: Callista

Erica daphniflora (Sweet-scented heath)

Section: Platyspora

 

Section: Myra

 

Section: Ephebus

Erica caffra

Section: Ceramia

 

Section: Desmia

 

Section: Gypsocallis

 

Section: Pyronium

 

Section: Orophanes

Erica sitiens

Section: Leptodendron

Erica campanularis

Section: Pachysa

Erica multumbellifera

Section: Hermes

 

Section: Chlorocodon

 

Section: Arsace

 

Section: Pseuderemia

 

Section: Polydesmia

 

Section: Chromostegia

 

Section: Oxyloma

 

Section: Eriodesma

Erica lanata

Section: Amphodea

 

Section: Geissostegia

 

Section: Elytrostegia

 

Section: Apoecus

 

Section: Lamprotis

Erica pycnantha

Section: Eurystegia

Erica holosericea

Section: Adelopetalum

Two species: Erica nabea and Erica insignis.

 

Section: Trigemma

 

Section: Polycodon

 

Section: Eurystoma

Erica uysii

Section: Melastoma

Erica seriphiifolia

Section: Gamochlamys

 

Section: Cyatholoma

Erica corydalis (White petticoat heath)

Capsular species (ex Philippia, Blaeria & Ericinella) not yet placed in the above series

 

Indehiscent fruited species (former Minors)

 
 

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