Erica canariensis
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| Erica canariensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. canariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Erica canariensis Rivas Mart., Martín Osorio & Wildpret[1] | |
Erica canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.[2] Erica canariensis was distinguished from Erica arborea by Salvador Rivas-Martínez and co-authors in 2011.[3] The distinction is not accepted by all sources.
Erica canariensis resembles E. arborea. Its differences include being an upright tree 6 to 9 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m in diameter. Young branches are densely covered with mainly simple hairs of variable lengths. The leaves are more-or-less flat, only slightly inrolled (revolute). The inflorescences have an elongated pyramidal shape. The corolla is up to 5 mm long, shortly bell-shaped.[3] Its white bell-shaped flowers distinguish it from the other species found in the Canaries, Erica platycodon.[4]
