Species Erica incarnata
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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 incarnata:
From the Latin incarnata / incarnatus meaning ‘flesh-coloured’
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Diss. Eric. 50 (1785)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1785
Observations of Taxon
Erica incarnata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection:
Erica incarnata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection: