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Herbarium specimen: Aceras anthropophorum

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Aceras anthropophorum (L.) W.T. Aiton ("Man Orchid")
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Aceras anthropophorum (L.) W.T. Aiton ("Man Orchid")
Collected by:Mr Victor Samuel Summerhayes
Collection date:5/6/1955
Locality:Great Britain, VC11 South Hampshire, Telegraph Hill, Winchester, SU52, Telegraph Hill, E. of Winchester, on chalky grassy bank.
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K000811671
Image:
© Kew
Aceras anthropophorum herbarium specimen from Telegraph Hill, Winchester, VC11 South Hampshire in 1955 by Mr Victor Samuel Summerhayes.
collector's number:2736
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:With Hippocrepis, Poterium, Cirsium acaule, about 8 plants. Leaves greyish-green; sepals green with thin dark red margins, labellum centre reddish green, lobes reddish.

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+Aceras anthropophorumGB, VC11 South Hampshire, Stephens Castle DownVictor Samuel Summerhayes5/6/1955K

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