Species Erica karooica
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica karooica.
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 karooica:
From the Khoisan/Khoekhoe word garo /karo / !garo-b = 'desert' or 'hard'; referring to the inland semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bothalia 25(2): 242 (1995); Bothalia 25[1&2]: 242-244 (1995)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1995
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica karooica.