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December 2024

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Erica afra L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 353 1753  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000671586.

Synonyms of Erica afra L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lamprotis flagellaris (Link) G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 811 (1834) wfo-0000364532
Ceramia auricularis G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 806 (1834) wfo-0000594998
Ceramia urceolaris D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153 (1834) wfo-0000595014
Erica lamellaris Salisb. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 327 (1802) wfo-0000672407
Erica pentaphylla L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. : 506 (1762) wfo-0000672869
Erica urceolaris P.J.Bergius Descr. Pl. Cap. : 107 (1767) wfo-0000673508
Ericoides afra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 965 1891 wfo-0000673771
Erica caffra L. wfo-1000075578
Ericoides caffrum (L.) Kuntze wfo-1000075581

Varieties in afra

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link