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Taxon: Erica mackayana Bab.

Genus: Erica
Family: Ericaceae subfamily: Ericoideae tribe: Ericeae.
Nomen number: 401648
Place of publication: J. T. Mackay, Fl. hibern. 181. 1836 "mackaiana"
Comment: the spelling of the specific epithet follows Vienna ICBN Art. 60.7 and Ex. 15
Name verified on: 28-Mar-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-Sep-2007
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • Mackay's heath   (Source: F BritStace )
  • urze   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005)

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

Native:
  • EUROPE
    Northern Europe: Ireland [w.]
    Southwestern Europe: Spain [n.w.]

References:

  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. (Zander ed14)
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). (Krussmann)
  • Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. (F BritStace)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. (Eur Gard F)
More:

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Erica mackayana Bab.:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Erica mackayana cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401648 (21 November 2009)

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