Species Erica tubiflora

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There aren’t any identifications of Erica tubiflora.

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 tubiflora:

From the Latin tubulosus = ‘tubular' or 'equipped with a narrow pipe’ and flora = 'flower'

Scientific name:

Erica tubiflora L.

Synonym of:

Erica curviflora var. curviflora

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Protologue:

Sp. Pl., ed. 2 505 (1762)

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym