Feedback request: Melittis melissophyllum (K000790497)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #344379

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Melittis melissophyllum L. ("Bastard Balm")
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Melittis melissophyllum L. ("Bastard Balm")
Collected by:	Rev. Augustin Ley
Collection date:	11/7/1888
Locality:	Great Britain, VC3 South Devon, Tideford, SX8254, [between Totnes & Dartmouth]
ex herb:	Mr Lester Vallis Lester-Garland
Institution:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:	K000790497
Image: © Kew
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Documented by oldnick following initial work by annaorlando on 26^th September 2012.

Edit history

date	user	change
26/09/2012	oldnick	Deleted locality: GB VC3,VC4 Tideford
26/09/2012	oldnick	Added locality: GB VC2 Tideford, [N of St Germans] SX3459 (place)
26/09/2012	oldnick	Added collector: Rev. Augustin Ley
26/09/2012	oldnick	Deleted collection date: 2/7/1888
26/09/2012	oldnick	Added collection date: 11/7/1888
28/09/2012	oldnick	Deleted locality: GB VC2 Tideford, [N of St Germans] SX3459 (place)
28/09/2012	oldnick	Added locality: GB VC3 Tideford, [between Totnes & Dartmouth] SX8254 (place)

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oldnick wrote

'Tideford, Devon' the only Tideford I can find is rather to the west, beyond Saltash in Cornwall. Since Ley has never yet been found wrong, I assume his label has been wrongly transcribed. All his other specimens around this time are also from E Cornwall

[David Price]

"Ley is never wrong"!

Tideford SX822540 vc3 South Devon (between Dartmouth and Totnes).