Muraltia ericoides

Muraltia ericoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Muraltia
Species: Muraltia ericoides'

Name

Muraltia ericoides ({{a|Burm.f.) Steud., Nomencl. Borb., ed. 2, 2: 371 (1841)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Heisteria ericoides (Burm.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47 (1891)
  • Muraltia burmanni DC. in Prodr. 1: 337 (1824), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Polygala ericoides Burm.f. in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 19 (1768)

Heterotypic Synonyms

• • Heisteria fasciculata (Poir.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47 (1891)
  • Heisteria poiretii (DC.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 47 (1891)
  • Muraltia fasciculata (Poir.) DC. in Prodr. 1: 337 (1824)
  • Muraltia linophylla Burch. ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 336 (1824)
  • Muraltia neglecta Levyns in J. S. African Bot. 15: 29 (1949)
  • Muraltia poiretii DC. in Prodr. 1: 337 (1824)
  • Muraltia virgata Burch. ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 336 (1824)
  • Polygala ericoides Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 497 (1804), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala fasciculata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 502 (1804)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1840–1841. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page.  371

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Muraltia ericoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Muraltia ericoides. Published online. Accessed: April 09 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: purple gorse

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