Feedback request: Erica mackaiana (22134)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #279060

Taxon:	Ericaceae: Erica mackaiana Bab. ("Mackay's Heath")
Filed in taxon folder:	Ericaceae: Erica mackaiana Bab. ("Mackay's Heath")
Collected by:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Collection date:	11/9/1873
Locality:	Ireland, VCH16 West Galway, Craiggamore, L74, 'Craigie Shore West Ireland'
ex herb:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington Prof George Stephen West
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by kenilworth on 17^th August 2009.

Edit history

date	user	change
09/03/2011	oldnick	Deleted locality: IE Craigie Shore
09/03/2011	oldnick	Added locality: IE Craigie Shore, 'West Ireland'
17/06/2015	oldnick	Deleted locality: IE Craigie Shore, 'West Ireland'
17/06/2015	oldnick	Added locality: IE VCH16 Craiggamore, 'Craigie Shore West Ireland'

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oldnick wrote

I couldn't locate Craigie Shore. However Babington has 2 other Irish specimens on H@H from this month; they are from Roundstone 2 days previously; one is the same species.

[Roger Horton]

The original site for Erica mackaiana is Craiggamore aka Na Creaga Móra = (Lough) Nambrackmor, OS L7145. Perhaps this is a mistranscription by someone other than Babington who would have been familiar with the site since 1835.

[oldnick]

Yes it does seem very likely. I see Stace 2 gives the distribution as 'very local in W Galway, W Mayo and W Donegal' - however CTW2 (1962) has only W Galway and W Donegal.

[Roger Horton]

For this date Babington, who was staying at Roundstone, records in his Journal: "Went by car to Craigie More to look for Erica ciliaris, but without success. Found abundance of E. Mackaiana for more than a mile along the road". The writing doesn't look like Babington's, and employs the taxon name 'E. Mackaii'.

For locations see post HERE.

[oldnick]

Your info is very clear - I've re-edited - I see the handwriting is G S West's