Philippia is a formerly accepted genus of plant in the family Ericaceae, now treated as a synonym of Erica. [1] Its species ranged from southern to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Mascarene Islands. [2] Philippia was a characteristic Afromontane genus in southern and eastern Africa, found in montane forests and shrublands. [3] The genus name Philippia is in honor of Rodolfo Amando (or Rudolph Amandus) Philippi (1808–1904), who was a German–Chilean paleontologist and zoologist. [4]
References
- ^ "Philippia Klotzsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Allaby, Michael (ed.) A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (2 ed.). Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780198608912
- ^ White F. (1978) The Afromontane Region. In: Werger M.J.A. (eds) Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. doi: 10.1007/978-94-009-9951-0_11
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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