Species Erica chonantha
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica chonantha.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Erica:
Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
Etymology of chonantha:
From the Greek chona = 'funnel' and anthos = 'flower', referring to the shape of the corolla
Scientific name:
Erica chonantha Dulfer
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers broadly bell-shaped, pink to white, with slightly exserted anthers. Dec.--May. Slopes and flats, AP (Soetanysberg).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica chonantha.