Species Erica caffra
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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 caffra:
From the Latin caffrorum referring to British Kaffraria, the name given to the area between the Kei and Keiskamma rivers in the latter half of the 19th century
Scientific name:
Erica caffra L.
Common names:
Water Heath
Waterheide
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Synonym status:
Erect shrub or small tree to 4 m. Flowers medium, conical, white, finely hairy. July--Dec. Streamsides, flats and mountain slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (Bokkeveld Mts to KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
Erica caffra
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Erica caffra
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CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Erica caffra
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Auriol Batten (David)
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Erica caffra
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Amida Johns (David)
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Erica caffra
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Pauline Bohnen (David)
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