Erica lanceolifera S. Moore

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Slope of Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique

Synonyms:	Erica gazensis Wild
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Frequency:	Locally frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	A shrubby herb, often with trailing branches, 20-60 cm tall. Branches slender, more or less densely pubescent. Leaves leaves 4-whorled, somewhat pointing upwards, narrowly ovate, 2-5 mm long, more or less densely pubescent and with longer glandular hairs; margin rolled under. Flowers in heads of 4-12, terminal on the side branches. Corolla bellshaped, c. 2.5 long and 2 mm in diameter, mostly hairless; stamens 8, about as long as the corolla; style exceeding the corolla by 1-2 mm.
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Quartzite grassland and woodland
Altitude range: (metres)	1050 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mts, Zimbabwe and Mozambique (It may also occur in Tanzania but the nationality of that record is doubtful).
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Growth form:
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - least concern
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 12 September 2011
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Flora of Mozambique: Erica lanceolifera
African Plant Database: Erica lanceolifera
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Erica lanceolifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Erica lanceolifera
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Erica lanceolifera
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Erica lanceolifera
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Erica lanceolifera
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JSTOR Plant Science: Erica lanceolifera
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Erica lanceolifera
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