Interrogating the ecological and geographic factors that influence population divergence
dynamics can reveal why some groups of organisms diversify more prolifically than others …

 Abstract Species identification is fundamental to all aspects of biology and conservation.
The process can be challenging, particularly in groups including many closely related or …

The megagenus Erica L.(Ericaceae), as it is recognised today, includes 851 species of
evergreen shrubs or small trees, the majority of which are endemic to the Cape Floristic …

Abstract The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) genus Erica is hyperdiverse with approximately
800 taxa in an area roughly the size of Austria. To date no studies have systematically …

Road verges can provide important habitats for plants, especially in transformed
landscapes. However, roads and their associated traffic have several adverse impacts on …

Long-proboscid fly (LPF) pollination has been recorded in multiple plant lineages in South
Africa. However in the large and morphologically diverse genus Erica, evidence for LPF …

Question Pollinators are often implicated in the origin of plant species, but their role during
the assembly of diverse plant communities has only rarely been investigated. Intra‐specific …

The Erica genus has as yet not been investigated satisfactorily in terms of palynology. Its
complicated taxonomic system, large number of species, as well as its extensive but …

Bird-pollinated plants typically have reddish flowers, but it is not clear whether this trait can
be attributed to selection by birds. Here we experimentally test for the first time the foraging …

To support the work of the Global Conservation Consortium for Erica and update the Erica
checklist in the World Flora Online (WFO), we have curated the taxonomic backbone in the …