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Ericaceae

Erica galioides Lam.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica

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Erica galioides: flowering Erica galioides , a very small heath species endemic to high places of Réunion island
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
French
Thym marron, Bruyère faux-gaillet

Synonyms

  • Eleutherostemon galioides (Lam.) Klotzsch
  • Eleutherostemon multiglandulosum Klotzsch
  • Erica borbonica Willd. ex Klotzsch
  • Erica multiglandulosa Willd. ex Klotzsch
  • Erica ramosissima Kunth ex Klotzsch
  • Erica viscaria Bory ex Benth.
  • Philippia galioides (Lam.) Benth.
  • Philippia multiglandulosa (Klotzsch) Alm & T.C.E.Fr.
  • Philippia ramosissima Benth.
  • Philippia ramosissima E.J.Cordemoy
  • Philippia viscosa Benth.
  • Salaxis galioides (Lam.) D.Dietr.
  • Salaxis ramosissima (Benth.) D.Dietr.
  • Salaxis viscosa (Benth.) D.Dietr.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.