Original Research

Understanding Erica xwillmorei, a nineteenth century English garden hybrid

E. Charles Nelson, E. G. H. Oliver
Bothalia | Vol 33, No 2 | a443 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v33i2.443 | © 2003 E. Charles Nelson, E. G. H. Oliver | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 04 September 2003 | Published: 09 September 2003

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E. Charles Nelson, Cultivar Registrar. The Heather Society, Tippitiwitchet Cottage. Hall Road. Outwell, United Kingdom
E. G. H. Oliver, Compton Herbarium. National Botanical Institute, South Africa

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Abstract

The application of the binomial Erica willmorei Knowles & Westc. is discussed and the name is typified by an illustration. It is demonstrated that the name was altered to E. wilmoreana by Bentham. misapplied and misspelled soon after publication and that various plants known by this binomial and its numerous variants do not represent the original hybrid.


Keywords

<i>Erica</i> L.; garden history; nomenclature

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