Passerina (plant)

Passerina
Passerina obtusifolia from Rooiberg Nature Reserve, South Africa.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Thymelaeoideae
Genus: Passerina
L.
Species[1]

21; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Balendasia Raf. (1838)
  • Chymococca Meisn. (1857)
  • Sanamunda Adans. (1763), nom. superfl.
Passerina details of flowers
P. montana twig, showing decussate leaves
Passerina ericoides, the Christmas Berry in fruit

Passerina is a genus in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to southern Africa.[1] They are ericoid bushes growing largely in fynbos and other Southern African scrub habitats.

  1. ^ a b c "Passerina L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2024.