Feedback request: Cephalanthera rubra (12885)

[David Price]

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Specimen #330834

Taxon:	Orchidaceae: Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich. ("Red Helleborine")
Filed in taxon folder:	Orchidaceae: Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich. ("Red Helleborine")
Collected by:	Dr Gustavus A Ornano St Brody
Collection date:	1865
Locality:	Great Britain, VC33 East Gloucestershire, Pitchcombe Wood, SO80
communicated:	Dr Frederick Arnold Lees
ex herb:	B Bray Dr Frederick Arnold Lees Mr William Hadden Beeby
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	"comm. F.A.Lees from Herb. B.Bray"

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by siandef on 10^th December 2011.

Edit history

date	user	change
26/04/2014	wonastow	Added note: "comm. F.A.Lees from Herb. B.Bray"
26/04/2014	wonastow	Added provenance: comm Dr Frederick Arnold Lees
26/04/2014	wonastow	Added provenance: exherb B Bray

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wonastow wrote

Note Lee's use of inverted commas on his hand-written label - is he indicating that the details have been transcribed? It may be noted that St Brody's herbarium sheets are alleged often to exhibit plants of a different provenance than as stated. Who is B.Bray? thare are a few other sheets linking Lees to Benjamin Bray who collected in Norfolk but he is not mentioned in Britten & Boulger or Desmond.

[Chris Liffen]

for interest ....


He was a schoolmaster, who spent his working life in Kings Lynn (St Johns School, Albion Street).

He was born 1829 (in Great Snoring) and died in 1886. His son was also called Benjamin (Bray).

His sudden death was noted in the Stamford Mercury 27th August 1886. He died after a short illness on August 20th, having spoken of 'pains in the heart'.

He was a life governor of the Church Teachers Benevolent Institution and treasurer of the Kings Lynn Conservative Club

Snippet below from J of Bot Vol 4