Species Erica nabea
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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 nabea:
Named in honour of William MacNab (1780-1848), curator of the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh , who cultivated ericas very successfully
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 271 (1905)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
Erica nabea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica nabea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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