Erica turgida Salisb. (1802:345)
Showy heath, Kenilworth heath, Macdonald heath
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Ectasis turgida (Salisb.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 827 (1834); Ericoides turgidum (Salisb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 968 (1891); Erica mellifera Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 370 (1821); Gypsocallis bedfordiana G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 803 (1834)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Oliver et al., 2007; Raimondo et al., 2009, 2013:162; Hitchcock et al., 2020; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record: 1980's (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Cape Town, Cape Flats, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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