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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. comorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica comorensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Philippia comorensis Engl. (1909) | |
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c Erica comorensis (Engl.) Dorr & E.G.H.Oliv. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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.