Partridge s.n., Aracataca (1973), HUA 537
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| Partridge herbarium specimen "la blanca", Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta near Aracataca (1973) | |
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| Partridge s.n., Aracataca (1973), HUA 537 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Northern Colombia |
| Growing Area | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Province/State | Magdalena Department |
| Locality | western slopes of the Sierra Nevada near Aracataca |
| Coordinates | 10.65, -73.88 |
| Point type | District point |
| Uncertainty | about 24 km |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | la blanca |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 21 September 1973 |
| Collector | W.L. Partridge |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | University of Antioquia |
| Catalogue Number | HUA 537 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | [UdeA:HUA:537 View occurrence record] |
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Partridge s.n., Aracataca (HUA 537) is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa, a female plant gathered on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta near Aracataca, in northern Colombia, on 21 September 1973 by William L. Partridge. Partridge's note on the sheet gives the plant's name as La Blanca. The sheet is held in the herbarium of the University of Antioquia (HUA) in Medellín as HUA 537.[1]
Collection and locality
The herbarium's catalogue gives the locality as Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. cerca de Aracataca (near Aracataca), in Magdalena, and the date 21 September 1973, and enters the collector as Partridge W..[1] Partridge wrote the chapter on cannabis in a Colombian municipio in the volume Cannabis and Culture.[2]
Field observations
Partridge's note, as the catalogue transcribes it, reads Female plant called La Blanca.[1]
Specimen and identification
The catalogue files the sheet as Cannabis sativa L.[1] The herbarium holds three more sheets Partridge gathered the same day: Partridge s.n., Aracataca (1973), HUA 534, a female plant the note calls La Morada, and the female and male stems of one plant, Partridge s.n., Aracataca (1973), HUA 536.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Occurrence 931007851: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Partridge, William L. (1975). "Cannabis and Cultural Groups in a Colombian Municipio". In Rubin, Vera (ed.). Cannabis and Culture. The Hague: Mouton. pp. 147–172. doi:10.1515/9783110812060.147.