Species Erica tenuis
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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 tenuis:
From the Latin tenuis meaning ‘fine / thin / slender’
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 329 (1802)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1802
Observations of Taxon
Erica tenuis
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
09/11/2008 - 12:14am
Collection:
Erica tenuis
Name of observer:
Gerha (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection: