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Erica sparrmanni

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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]

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Erica sparrmanni
In cultivation in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
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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
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