Species Erica plukenetii
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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 plukenetii:
From the English ‘plunkenetii’ / ‘Plunkenet’ ‘commemorating the English botanist Leonard Plukenet (1641-1706).
Scientific name:
Erica plukenetii L.
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Hangertjie
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Unknown
Long etymology:
Plukenet published Phytographia (London, 1691–1696) in four parts in which he described and illustrated rare exotic plants.[1] It is a copiously illustrated work of more than 2 700 figures and is frequently cited in books and papers from the 17th century to the present.
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1(--1.5) m. Flowers large, inflated tubular, pink to red, occ. white, green or yellow, with far-exserted anthers. Jan.--Dec. Widespread, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB (Namaqualand to Mossel Bay and Witteberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica plukenetii
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
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Collection:
Erica plukenetii
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
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Erica plukenetii
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Erica plukenetii
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
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Erica plukenetii subsp. penicellata
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Name of observer:
Amida Johns (David)
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Date observed unknown
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