Species Erica distorta
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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 distorta:
From the Latin distortus = ‘distorted / twisted’
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Linnaea 7: 644 (1832)
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Year published:
1832
Observations of Taxon
Erica distorta
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Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown