Erica sparrmanni

Erica sparrmanni
In cultivation in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. sparrmanni
Binomial name
Erica sparrmanni
L.f.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Callista armata G.Don
  • Dasyanthes sparrmanni (L.f.) D.Don
  • Erica armata Spreng.
  • Erica aspera Andrews
  • Erica hystriciflora Salisb.
  • Ericoides sparrmanni (L.f.) Kuntze

Erica sparrmanni is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Erica. The species is endemic to the Cape Provinces.[2] The specific epithet has subsequently been spelt in various ways, but the original description by Carl Linnaeus the Younger used sparrmanni.[3] The International Plant Names Index notes that this is based on the Latinized name "Sparrmannus".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Erica sparrmanni L.f." International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  2. ^ a b "Erica sparrmanni L.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  3. ^ von Linné, Carl (1778). "Erica sparrmanni". Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. 39: 21–26. Retrieved 2025-10-25.