"Erica arborea" ni jina la kisayansi la spishi ya mimea inayojulikana kama "Heather ya Mti." Neno "Erica" linatokana na neno la Kigiriki "erike," ambalo linamaanisha "heath," wakati "arborea" linatokana na neno la Kilatini "arbor," ambalo linamaanisha "mti." Kwa hivyo, jina "Erica arborea" linaweza kutafsiriwa kama "Tree Heath."
