Species Erica placentiflora
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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 placentiflora:
From the Latin placenta = 'a cake'
Scientific name:
Unknown
Etymology applies to:
referring to the flattened shape of the corolla, resembling a cake
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Unknown
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Observations of Taxon
Erica placentiflora
Locality:
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
