Erica L. (Ericaceae): homonyms amongst published names for African species and proposed replacement names Author Nelson, E. Charles https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3909-4388 Tippitiwitchet Cottage, 255 A Broadgate, Sutton St Edmund PE 12 0 LT, UK Author Oliver, E. G. H. Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X 1, Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland, South Africa Author Pirie, Michael D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0403-4470 University Museum, University of Bergen, Postboks 7800, NO- 5020 Bergen, Norway michael.pirie@uib.no text PhytoKeys 2023 2023-12-20 236 157 178 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.236.110498 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.236.110498 1314-2003-236-157 52A2C0F26BC358379D435FEF3A2D5110 Erica distorta Bartl., Linnaea 7: 644. 1832 Erica aemula Guthrie & Bolus, Fl. Capensis 4,1: 118. 1905 [wfo-0000671313], nom. illeg., non Erica aemula Rollisson, Gard. Chron. 1855: 218 (1855) [wfo-1200040659]. Type. South Africa. "Bains Kloof" [Bainskloof], Cummings 171 BOL [BOL137142 [https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.bol137142], syntype; "Fish Hoek, Gordon's Bay", Guthrie 3108 BOL (BOL137141) [https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.bol137141], syntype. Type . South Africa , " Auf Felsenruecken in der Kluft nach der Platte des Tafelberges in vierter Hoehe" ( lectotype †GOET destroyed, fide annotation by N. E. Brown on K000314148; isolectotype [fragments only], "ad Cap. b. Spei in monte tabulari leg. Ecklon. Hb. Bg. 1841" K [K000314148].