Erica reunionensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is a shrub endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Erica reunionensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. reunionensis
Binomial name
Erica reunionensis
E.G.H.Oliv. (1993)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Philippia montana (Willd.) Klotzsch (1834)
Salaxis montana Willd. (1809)

Erica reunionensis is the dominant treeline species in the mountains of Réunion.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 August 2021.
  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