EBC 43407 (by 1876)
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| Kew Economic Botany object 43407, broken hemp leaves from Kashmir, given by Dr Aitchison in 1876 | |
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| EBC 43407 (by 1876) | |
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| The leaves, as photographed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Locality | Kashmir |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 43407 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
EBC 43407 is an accession of broken hemp leaves, Cannabis sativa, from Kashmir. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds it in its Economic Botany Collection as EBC 43407.[1] Kew records it as given by Dr Aitchison in 1876.
The catalogue entry
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Broken leaves of hemp, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the country as India, the geography description as Kashmir, the storage as Bottles, boxes etc, the donor as Aitchison Dr and the donor date as 00/00/1876, the year 1876 with no month or day. Its uses line names the user as Not defined. The entry book number, TDWG use, collector, collector's number, donor number and collection date fields are blank.[1] Kew's help page defines the donor field as the one used when a specimen has passed through a second person or institution.[2]
The notes field reads Label source: Canni* Indica leaves 109??.[1] Kew also publishes the entry to GBIF, with the locality Kashmir and two photographs of the leaves.[3]
The same donor is recorded for a rope as used in Kashmir, EBC 43413, whose notes give the label source as 2.10.1875.[4]
Specimen and identification
Kew files the leaves as Cannabis sativa; the label source in the notes gives the name as Canni* Indica.[1] Kew's photographs show a heap of broken, dried, brownish plant fragments with small rounded pieces among them, beside a tag reading 43407 in one of the two.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Broken leaves of hemp, catalogue number 43407". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ "How to use the Economic Botany Collection database". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Occurrence 2428986625: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ "Rope as used in Kashmir, catalogue number 43413". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2026.