Species Erica chamissonis
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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 chamissonis:
Named in honour of Ludolf Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838); naturalist, writer and poet.
Scientific name:
Erica chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth.
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Unknown
Long etymology:
Was naturalist on Count Romanzoff's expedition round the world, 1815-1818 in the vessel 'Rurik' under command of Capt. Otto von Kotzebue; collected at the Cape April 1-8, 1818.
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers small/medium, open cup-shaped, pink. Oct.--May. Flats to middle slopes, SE (Kouga Mts to Grahamstown).
Observations of Taxon
Erica chamissonis
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica chamissonis
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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