Erica comorensis

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Erica comorensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. comorensis
Binomial name
Erica comorensis
Synonyms [1]

Philippia comorensisEngl. (1909)

Erica comorensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is endemic to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. [1] It grows from .5 to 2 meters high. [2]

Erica comorensis is found at high elevations on Grand Comore, where it is the predominant species in the dry ericaceous scrubland from 1800 to 2200 meters elevation. [2]

There is one recognized subspecies, Erica comorensis subsp. anjurensis(Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) Dorr & E.G.H.Oliv.., [1] which is found on the island of Anjouan. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Erica comorensis (Engl.) Dorr & E.G.H.Oliv. Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 1 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Leuschner, Christoph (1996). "Timberline and Alpine Vegetation on the Tropical and Warm-Temperate Oceanic Islands of the World: Elevation, Structure and Floristics". Vegetatio, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 193-206. Accessed 11 August 2021. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20048667
  3. Dorr L. J. & Oliver E.G.H. (1999). "New taxa, names, and combinations in Erica (Ericaceae-Ericoideae) From Madagascar and the Comoro Islands". Adansonia 1999 21 (1): 75-91.