Species Erica tumida
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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 tumida:
From the Latin tumidus = swollen'
Scientific name:
Erica tumida Ker Gawl.
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Erect or semi-sprawling shrub to 2 m. Flowers large or medium, tubular-inflated, scarlet, hairy. Oct.--Mar. Rocky upper slopes, NW (Cedarberg Mts to Matroosberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica tumida
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
28/06/2018 - 3:53pm
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Erica tumida
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2007 - 1:39pm
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Erica tumida
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2010 - 9:29am
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Erica tumida
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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Erica tumida
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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