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is an evergreen shrub or tree which grows from .4 to 12 meters in height, with a many-branching habit. It has small leaves, 1 to 7–10 mm long and 0.4 to 1.4 wide, which are generally smooth with tiny hairs along the margins. Flowers grow in clusters of 4 to 12 at branch ends.
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265:Mount Kenya
261:Mount Elgon
216:Description
75:Angiosperms
738:Categories
561:Plant List
386:References
323:elgonensis
310:abyssinica
297:Subspecies
281:ericaceous
269:Mount Meru
267:in Kenya,
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362:meruensis
336:keniensis
139:Species:
121:Ericaceae
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249:Tanzania
239:through
237:Ethiopia
184:Synonyms
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111:Ericales
101:Asterids
88:Eudicots
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379:trimera
377:subsp.
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308:subsp.
175:Beentje
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107:Order:
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426:Lyonia
245:Uganda
177:(1990)
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643:79123
488:6GL9H
241:Kenya
171:Engl.
132:Erica
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677:IPNI
664:GBIF
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