Erica reunionensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is a shrub endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[1]
| Erica reunionensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. reunionensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. (1993)[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Philippia montana (Willd.) Klotzsch (1834) | |
Erica reunionensis is the dominant treeline species in the mountains of Réunion.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Erica reunionensis E.G.H.Oliv. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 August 2021.
- ^ Leuschner, Christoph (1996). "Timberline and Alpine Vegetation on the Tropical and Warm-Temperate Oceanic Islands of the World: Elevation, Structure and Floristics". Vegetatio, Vol. 123, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 193-206. Accessed 11 August 2021. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20048667