| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica tetrathecoides Benth. sect. Melastoma |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 683 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | glabrous, leaves patent, curvate, linear-terete, acute, 6-9mm, flowers terminal, thinly pedicellate, sepals oblong, scarious, corolla obconical. 5-6mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink-red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ericoides tetrathecoides (Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |