Herbarium specimen: Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
| Taxon: | Rosaceae: Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (L.) Bonnier & Layens |
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| Other name: | Rosaceae: Prunus insititia Huds. |
| Filed in taxon folder: | Rosaceae: Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (L.) Bonnier & Layens |
| Collected by: | Mr Joseph Edward Little |
| Collection date: | 23/4/1916 to 17/7/1917 |
| Locality: | Great Britain, VC20 Hertfordshire, Great Wymondley, TL22 |
| ex herb: | William Robert Sherrin Mr Joseph Edward Little |
| exchanged: | Watson Botanical Exchange Club |
| Institution: | South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) |
| Image: |  |
| fruits/flowers: | mature flowers |
| notes: | "A small thicket of shrubs about 10 feet high. Bark dark brown. Branches straight somewhat spinescent. Summer shoots pubescent. Leaves: Petiole about 15mm pubescent; lamina somewhat obovate, obtusely pointed 6x4 cm., pubescent all over beneath, finely serrate. Peduncle (April) pubescent. Drupe (Aug 31) pubescent. Drupe (Aug 31) egg-shaped, averaging 27mm x 18mm purple, with a bloom on the cuticle. I add particulars of some other gatherings of the present year, which has been a good one for the observation of P. insititia and allied forms." |
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Documented by mikedaps on 19th December 2011.
