Feedback request: Ophrys insectifera (K000773037)

[johned]

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Specimen #337536

Taxon:	Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera var. myodes
Filed in taxon folder:	Orchidaceae: Ophrys insectifera var. myodes
Collected by:	B Atkins
Collection date:	18/5/1923
Locality:	Great Britain, VC13 West Sussex, Arundel, TQ00
communicated:	B Atkins
Institution:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:	K000773037
Image: © Kew
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	Folded letter appended: "The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents his compliments to Mr Atkins, and begs to acknowledge receipt of the abnormal Ophrys muscifera. Monstrosities in this genus, such as flowers with united sepals, petals united with anthers, double and treble lips and anthers, are fairly common. Cases are cited in Penzig's Pflanzen Teratologie and Master's Vegetable Teratology. In the latter work (p. 386) mention is made of a trilobed lip in O. aranifera. It is of special interest that the specimen you forwarded is the only record, that so far has been traced, of this abnormality in the species O. muscifera. 21st May 1923. Mr H. Atkins, High Street, Arundel, Sussex.

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Documented by johned on 31^st May 2012.

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date	user	change
31/05/2012	johned	Deleted note: Arundel, Sussex. Sketch of flowers.
31/05/2012	johned	Added note: Folded letter appended: "The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents his compliments to Mr Atkins, and begs to acknowledge receipt of the abnormal Ophrys muscifera. Monstrosities in this genus, such as flowers with united sepals, petals united with anthers, double and treble lips and anthers, are fairly common. Cases are cited in Penzig's Pflanzen Teratologie and Master's Vegetable Teratology. In the latter work (p. 386) mention is made of a trilobed lip in O. aranifera. It is of special interest that the specimen you forwarded is the only record, that so far has been traced, of this abnormality in the species O. muscifera. 21st May 1923. Mr H. Atkins, High Street, Arundel, Sussex.
31/05/2012	johned	Added collector: H Atkins
31/05/2012	johned	Added collection date: 18/5/1923
31/05/2012	johned	Added attribute flowerField: flowering
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Added provenance: comm B Atkins
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Added collector: B Atkins
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Deleted locality:
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Added locality: GB VC13 Arundel
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Deleted provenance: comm S Atkins
01/08/2012	tom humphrey	Deleted collector: H Atkins

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johned wrote

There appears to be some writing on the inside of the packet located above the sketch.

[oldnick]

This is one of those specimens that upon editing, has a barely visible option at the top of the screen to view 'Image 2' - which shows the paper unfolded; it gives a date 1923 and details an abnormality of the flower