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Herbarium specimen: Cydonia oblonga

Taxon:Rosaceae: Cydonia oblonga Mill. ("Quince")
Other name:Rosaceae: Mespilus L.
Filed in taxon folder:Rosaceae: Mespilus L.
Collected by:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Collection date:6/5/1933
Locality:Great Britain, VC16 West Kent, Chiddingstone, TQ50634516, Near Chiddingstone
ex herb:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Cydonia oblonga herbarium specimen from Chiddingstone, VC16 West Kent in 1933 by Mr Job Edward Lousley.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:'Pyrus cydonia' [Three SLBI sheets exist for this species at this location, all of which were previously held in Lousely's herbarium. One of these includes a further reference to the location as 'By pond oasts at Chiddingstone'. The species still grows at the edge of a pond by a road next to a converted Oast House dwelling at Chiddingstone: 19/04/2015.]
Filing note:Mespilus sp.

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+Cydonia oblongaGB, VC16 West Kent, ChiddingstoneJob Edward Lousley6/5/1933SLBI

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Documented by oldnick on 14th May 2012.

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