Species Erica monsoniana
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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 monsoniana:
Named in honour of Lady Ann Monson
Scientific name:
Erica monsoniana L. f.
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Bokkeveldsheide
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect sparsely branched shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers large, calycine, ovoid-conical, white with conspicuous white leaves below flowers. June--Oct. Middle to upper slopes, NW, SW (Cedarberg Mts to Potberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica monsoniana
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Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica monsoniana
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
25/06/2018 - 7:03pm
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Erica monsoniana
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
23/05/2004 - 6:51pm
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Erica monsoniana
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2015 - 11:42am
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Erica monsoniana
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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