Species Erica dentata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica dentata.
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 dentata:
From the Latin dentatus meaning 'toothed'. Each tooth is angled equally as compared with serrate in which the projections are angled more on one side than the other (forward pointing).
Scientific name:
Erica dentata Lam.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Encycl. (Lamarck) 1(2): 485 (1785)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1785
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica dentata.
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