Feedback request: Centaurium littorale (20758)

[David Price]

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Specimen #288927

Taxon:	Gentianaceae: Centaurium erythraea Rafn ("Common Centaury")
Filed in taxon folder:	Gentianaceae: Centaurium littorale (Turner ex Sm.) Gilmour ("Seaside Centaury")
Collected by:	Mr Thomas Clark
Collection date:	11/6/1834
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Banwell, ST35, Between Banwell and Sidcot on a broad bank by the roadside.
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson Mr Thomas Clark
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	blossom white
Filing note:	Centaurium minus

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by wonastow on 10^th February 2010.

Specimen #288928

Taxon:	Gentianaceae: Centaurium erythraea Rafn ("Common Centaury")
Filed in taxon folder:	Gentianaceae: Centaurium littorale (Turner ex Sm.) Gilmour ("Seaside Centaury")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	31/8/1926
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Clevedon, ST47, near
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	white [flowers]
Filing note:	Centaurium minus

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by wonastow on 10^th February 2010.

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wonastow wrote

The BIRM curator insists on incorrectly renaming this taxon 'C. littorale' cf. other specimens.