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

References

1. "Philippia Klotzsch | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
2. Allaby, Michael (ed.) A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (2 ed.). Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780198608912
3. White F. (1978) The Afromontane Region. In: Werger M.J.A. (eds) Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-9951-0_11
4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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