Species Erica curvirostris
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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 curvirostris:
From the Latin curvus meaning ‘curved’; and rostris meaning ‘beak’
Scientific name:
Erica curvirostris Salisb.
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Heuningheide
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Like E. lateralis, erect shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers small, bell-shaped, pale to dark pink, often scented. Feb.--May. Dry stony areas, middle to upper slopes, SW (Dutoitskloof Mts to Kogelberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica curvirostris
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown