Erica mannii

Erica mannii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. mannii
Binomial name
Erica mannii
(Hook.f.) Beentje (1990)
Synonyms[2]
  • Erica excelsa (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) Beentje (1990), nom. illeg.
  • Erica johnstonii (Schweinf. ex Engl.) Dorr (2006)
  • Erica mannii subsp. pallidiflora (Engl.) E.G.H.Oliv. (1992)
  • Erica mannii subsp. usambarensis (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) Beentje (1990)
  • Erica rossii Dorr (1994)
  • Ericinella mannii Hook.f. (1861) (basionym)
  • Philippia excelsa Alm & T.C.E.Fr. (1927)
  • Philippia johnstonii Schweinf. ex Engl. (1895)
  • Philippia mannii (Hook.f.) Alm & T.C.E.Fr. (1927)
  • Philippia mannii subsp. pallidiflora (Engl.) R.Ross (1980)
  • Philippia mannii subsp. usambarensis (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) R.Ross (1980)
  • Philippia pallidiflora Engl. (1909)
  • Philippia pallidiflora subsp. usambarensis (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) R.Ross (1957)
  • Philippia uhehensis Engl. (1909)
  • Philippia usambarensis Alm & T.C.E.Fr. (1927)

Erica mannii is a species of flowering plant in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to tropical Africa, ranging across Central Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Gulf of Guinea Islands.

It is native to tropical African mountains, where it grows in Afromontane scrub and thickets and in the high-elevation ericaceous belt, a transition between upper montane forests and higher-elevation subalpine grassland.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Erica mannii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T143716635A143716637. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143716635A143716637.en. Accessed 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ Erica mannii (Hook.f.) Beentje. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Cameroonian Highlands forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  4. ^ Bussmann, Rainer W. (June 2006). "Vegetation zonation and nomenclature of African Mountains – An overview" (PDF). Lyonia. 11 (1): 41–66.


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