


Erica afra L.

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Erica afra L.
Erica afra L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
caffra
ICN
Erica afra L.
species
Erica afra
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Erica afra L.
Erect shrub, generally 0.5-3-(4) m high. Shoots densely white- pilose. Lvs in whorls of 3, mostly 5-13 mm long, glabrous to white- pilose, revolute but midrib of lower surface clearly visible; petiole appressed to shoot and lamina usually somewhat directed forward. Fls terminal on short axillary shoots, commonly in clusters of 3, but sometimes to c. 20 on a shoot. Pedicels 4-6 mm long, densely white-pilose. Bracteoles 1-2 mm long, narrow-linear, white-pilose, situated in basal 1/2 of pedicel. Sepals 3-4.5 mm long, lanceolate or ovate, densely or moderately white-pilose, acuminate. Corolla 5.5-7 mm long, narrow-urceolate, persistent, usually white, sometimes pinkish, white-pilose outside; lobes c. 1 mm long, erect or nearly so, rounded. Stamens included; anthers c. 1 mm long, probably dark reddish; awns very short. Style = corolla tube; stigma capitate. Capsule c. 2.5 mm long, subglobose, with white appressed hairs.
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The epithet "caffra" has changed to "afra". ICN Art. 61.6. Epithets with the root caf[f][e]r-, such as cafra, caffra, cafrorum, and cafrum, are not permitted in the nomenclature of organisms covered by this Code.
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1 January 2000
7 June 2025