Erica

U.S. National Herbarium
£* C <~T.
det. L.J. Dorr [US], 2016
MADAGASCAR
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04981629
ERICACEAE
PhîlIippla
Reserve Naturelle Integral©
d1 AndrIngItra. 50 km $ of Ambalavao.
Near abandoned meteo station above
AmbaIamarIna. High altitude moss/lichen
ra Inforest-erIcaceous bus* Phil IIppla
dominant above 1975 m. Canopy 5-25 m
tall. Grassy/rocky summit with orchids.
22 * 10 1 $ 46 0 56 »E 1 975 m
Shrub 1.5 m tall. Leaves dark green. New
shoots covered with white pubescence, so
shrub has grey-green appearance overall.
Persistent calyx tinged red. immature
fruit dark brown. Bark smooth, red-brown.
13 January 1987
Marion NicolI 267
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04981629