Species Erica sacciflora
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica sacciflora.
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 sacciflora:
From the Latin sacculus = a little bag or pouch, referring to the flowers resemblance to small inflated bags
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 355 (1802)
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Year published:
1802
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica sacciflora.
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