Species Erica plukenetii

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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 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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Synonym of:

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.

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Synonym status:

Accepted

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).