Pelliot 121 (1906)
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| Pelliot 121 herbarium specimen, Kashgar (1906) | |
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| Pelliot 121 (1906) | |
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| Pelliot 121, held by the Herbier national, Paris as P06884308 (CC BY 4.0) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Province/State | Xinjiang |
| Locality | Kachgar (Kashgar) |
| Coordinates | 39.47, 75.99 |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | October 1906 |
| Collector | Pelliot |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle |
| Catalogue Number | P06884308 |
| Collector Number | Pelliot 121 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
Pelliot 121 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa collected at Kachgar (Kashgar), in Xinjiang, China, in October 1906 on the Central Asian mission of Paul Pelliot and Louis Vaillant. The Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris holds the sheet as P06884308.[1]
Collection and locality
The museum label is printed Asie centrale. Mission Pelliot-Vaillant (1906–8). Reçu en fév. 1909. and completed by hand with Oct 06. Kachgar, fl. jaune clair (flowers pale yellow) and the number 121. A slip with the same number lies at the lower left.[2]
Specimen and identification
The sheet carries a long stem, bent at the base, with a dense flowering top and a single large palmate leaf.[2] The label and the catalogue name the plant Cannabis sativa L.[2][1] The mission gathered cultivated hemp at Xining two years later: Pelliot 440 (1908).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Occurrence 731738819: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Digitised sheet P06884308: Cannabis sativa L." Herbier national, images. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Retrieved 12 October 2026.