Species Erica merxmuelleri
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica merxmuelleri.
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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 merxmuelleri:
Named after Herman Merxmuller, born 1920 in Munchen. Visited South West Africa five times and edited the Prodomus of the flora of SWA.
Scientific name:
Erica merxmuelleri Dulfer
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Long etymology:
Protologue:
Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 66: 27 (1963)
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Year published:
1963
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica merxmuelleri.
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