Species Erica splendida
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica splendida.
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 splendida:
From the Latin splendere = ‘splendid’, 'gleaming', 'shiny', 'gleaming', glittering', 'radiant' or 'resplendent'
Scientific name:
Erica splendida Houtt.
Synonym of:
Unknown
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Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Nat. Hist. II. 4: 519, t. 23, fig. 3 (1775)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1775
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica splendida.
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