Ericaceae
Erica

Erica benguelensis (Welw. ex Engl.) E.G.H.Oliv.

First published in Kew Bull. 47: 666 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Geerinck, D. (2009). Révision du genre Erica L. (Ericaceae) en Afrique centrale. Taxonomania 28: 6-16.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.G.H.Oliv. in Kew Bulletin 47, 4: 666 (1992).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Holst. C [9149] Tanzania K000225348 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8651] Angola K001590847 Yes
Welwitch [2560] Angola K000225341 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [5034] Mozambique K000613413 No
Patel, H. [7346] Mozambique K000613608 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000225342 Unknown Type Material Yes
Timberlake, J. [5350] Malawi K000614694 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3532] Zambia K:SPC-10021.000 No
Harris, T. [249] Mozambique K000613324 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000225343 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614798 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0