Species Erica curtophylla
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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 curtophylla:
From the Greek kurtos = 'curved' and phyllon = 'leaf'
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 216 (1905)
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Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
Erica curtophylla
Locality:
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica curtophylla
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
18/09/2011 - 10:28am
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