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Erica arborea
Erica arborea
Baumheide (DE); Brezo (ES) · Bruyère arborescente · Bruyère arborescente, Bruyère en arbre, Bruyère arborée · Grugwydden Grugwydd · Tree Heath · Tree Heather (EN) · briar root · brierroot · drevesasta resa · tree heath · trelyng · trädljung
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BETULIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ericaceae
Scientific name: Erica arborea
Common names: Baumheide (DE); Brezo (ES), Bruyère arborescente, Bruyère arborescente, Bruyère en arbre, Bruyère arborée, Grugwydden Grugwydd, Tree Heath, Tree Heather (EN), briar root, brierroot, drevesasta resa, tree heath, trelyng, trädljung
POWO: 328204-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Chemical Profiling and In Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Algerian Erica arborea L. Extracts, Strengthened by Molecular Modeling Analysis. · 2026 source ↗
- Antioxidant and Gastroprotective Effect of Erica arborea Extract Against Diclofenac-Induced Gastric Ulcer in Mice: In Vivo and In Silico Molecular Docking Study. · 2025 source ↗
- Anti-urolithiatic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of <i>Erica arborea</i> flowers and leaves hydromethanolic extracts: An ethnopharmacological study. · 2023 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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