Species Erica ostiaria
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica ostiaria.
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 ostiaria:
From the Latin ostium = 'a door'; referring to the opening in the mountains represented by the type locality, Seweweekspoort in the Klein Swartberg mountains of the Klein Karoo
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
J. S. African Bot. 9: 154 (1943)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1943
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica ostiaria.