Understanding <i>Erica xwillmorei</i>, a nineteenth century English garden hybrid

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