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Species of plant in the Erica genus

Erica afra
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species: E. afra
Binomial name
Erica afra
L., 1753
Varieties
  • Erica afra var. afra
  • Erica afra var. auricularis (Salisb.) Bolus
Synonyms
  • Erica caffra

Erica afra is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, that grows in riparian habitats and on forest edges and occurs from the Western Cape to the Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho. The tree's flowers look like bells. The tree's national tree number is 572.

Taxonomy

The etymology of the original species name caffra is related to kaffir, an ethnic slur used towards black people in Africa. At the July 2024 International Botanical Congress, a vote was held with the result that "caffra" related names will be emended to afra related ones, with the implementation of this being done at the end of July 2024.

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Erica caffra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T143722238A143722240. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143722238A143722240.en. Accessed on 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Erica afra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. Callaway, Ewen (2024). "Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02365-x. PMID 39026072. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. "Erica caffra | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "National List Of Indigenous Trees". Treetags. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. McKie, Robin (20 July 2024). "Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants' scientific names". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Erica afra
Erica caffra
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