Species Erica marlothii
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica marlothii.
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 marlothii:
Named after Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931), a German-born pharmacist, analytical chemist and botanist who collected plants in Namibia in 1886, discovering over 100 new species. A brilliant naturalist who translated his insightful observations together with art in his seminal Flora of South Africa.
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
J. Bot. 32: 237 (1894)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1894
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica marlothii.