Species Erica hottentotica
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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).
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Bothalia 25(1): 93 (1995); Bothalia 25[1&2]: 93 (1995)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1995
Observations of Taxon
Erica hottentotica
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown