Philippia is a formerly accepted genus of plant in the family Ericaceae, now treated as a synonym of Erica.
[1] Its species ranged from southern to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Mascarene Islands.
[2] Philippia was a characteristic Afromontane genus in southern and eastern Africa, found in montane forests and shrublands.
[3] The genus name Philippia is in honor of Rodolfo Amando (or Rudolph Amandus) Philippi (1808–1904), who was a German–Chilean paleontologist and zoologist.
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