Species Erica mariae
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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 mariae:
Named after Mary, for many South African plants referring to Mrs Mary Galpin, wife of the collector of E. E. Galpin.
Scientific name:
Erica mariae Guthrie & Bolus
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 63 (1905)
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1905
Compact to straggling erect shrublet to 1(--2) m. Flowers large, tubular, dark red. Jan.--Dec. depending on rainfall. Coastal limestone hills, AP (Bredasdorp to Stilbaai).
Observations of Taxon
Erica mariae
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Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Date observed unknown
Erica mariae
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Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
