Species Erica cincta
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica cincta.
Range:
Location unknown
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
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 cincta:
From the Latin cincta / cinctus meaning ‘girdled’ or 'encircled', referring to the purple band around the throat of the corolla
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 178 (1924)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1924
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica cincta.
Nodes
