Erica comorensis explained

Erica comorensis is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family (Ericaceae). It is endemic to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. It grows from .5 to 2 meters high.^[1]

Erica comorensis is found at high elevations on Grand Comore, where it is the predominant species in the dry ericaceous scrubland from 1800 to 2200 meters elevation.^[1]

There is one recognized subspecies, Erica comorensis subsp. anjurensis (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) Dorr & E.G.H.Oliv.., which is found on the island of Anjouan.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Dorr L. J. & Oliver E.G.H. (1999). "New taxa, names, and combinations in Erica (Ericaceae-Ericoideae) From Madagascar and the Comoro Islands". Adansonia 1999 21 (1): 75-91.