Species Erica atropurpurea
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica atropurpurea.
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 atropurpurea:
From the Latin atro = 'dark' and pupurea = 'purple'
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 66: 20 (1963)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1963
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica atropurpurea.
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