EBC 69171 (by 1931)
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| Kew Economic Botany object 69171, hemp seed bought at a Chinese drug store in Perak | |
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| EBC 69171 (by 1931) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Province/State | Perak |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 69171 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
EBC 69171 is a seed accession of Cannabis sativa bought at a Chinese drug store in Perak, now a state of Malaysia. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds it in its Economic Botany Collection as EBC 69171, under the name Seed - CHINESE DRUGS.[1] Kew's note records that it came to Kew with Dr Hooper's collection in 1931.
The catalogue entry
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Seed - CHINESE DRUGS, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the use as MEDICINES with the user Man, the country and the geography description as China, and the storage as Bottles, boxes etc. The catalogue leaves the entry book number, donor, donor date, collector and collection date blank.[1]
The notes read: Note source: First lot of Chinese drugs, bought in Perak at a Chinese drug store. Mostly unidentified received with Dr Hoopers collection 1931. See On Chinese Medicine, Drugs of Chinese Pharmacies in Malaya. Published in The Gardens Bulletin Straits Sett, lements, Vol VI, Pt I Dec 1929, p29. The broken word Sett, lements is the catalogue's.[1] Kew also publishes the entry to GBIF, with the country China.[2]
Specimen and identification
Kew files the seed as Cannabis sativa.[1] No image of it is published.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Seed - CHINESE DRUGS, catalogue number 69171". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 2429016015: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 October 2026.