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Herbarium specimen: Hammarbya paludosa

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze ("Bog Orchid")
Other name:Malaxis paludosa
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze ("Bog Orchid")
Collected by:Thomas Howse
Collection date:9/9/1886
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Hampton, SU9046, [W of Godalming] Hampton Ponds.
ex herb:Mr William Hadden Beeby
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Hammarbya paludosa herbarium specimen from Hampton, VC17 Surrey in 1886 by Thomas Howse.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Label in the form of a letter which reads: County Club, Guildford.
My dear Sir,
I have just returned from a walk to the Hampton Ponds. After an hour's search I found one plant of Malaxis paludosa, which I enclose. I noted Rhynchospora alba growing abundantly in the same locality. Yrs truely, T. Howse. 111 Inverness Terrace, Bayswater.

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Hammarbya paludosaGB, VC65 North-west Yorkshire, Cronkley ScarJoseph Armitage17/8/1871SLBI

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Documented by johned on 4th December 2011.

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