Species Erica excavata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica excavata.
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 excavata:
From the Latin excavatus = 'hollowed out'; referring to the round notches between the lobes of the corolla
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 155 (1918)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1918
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica excavata.
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