Bock 909 (1891)
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| Bock and Rosthorn 909 herbarium specimen, Nanch'uan (1891) | |
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| Bock 909 (1891) | |
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| Bock and Rosthorn 909, held by the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, as O-V-2164526 (CC BY-SA 4.0) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Province/State | Chongqing |
| Locality | Meit'an-ts'ao, Nanch'uan |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | Huo ma tzŭ |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 14 September 1891 |
| Collector | C. Bock |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Natural History Museum, University of Oslo |
| Catalogue Number | 2164526 |
| Collector Number | Bock & Rosthorn 909 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
Bock 909 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa gathered from plants cultivated in high-lying fields at Meit'an-ts'ao, Nanch'uan, then in Sichuan and now in Chongqing, China, on 14 September 1891. Like Bock 668 (1891), it was collected by local people and sent to Europe by C. Bock and Arthur von Rosthorn. The Natural History Museum, University of Oslo holds the sheet as O-V-2164526.[1]
Collection and locality
The sheet carries the same printed label as Bock 668, Museum botanicum Christianiense. Plantæ chinenses in prov. Setchuen ab incolis collectæ, a C. Bock et A. v. Rosthorn communicatæ.[2] The field slip, in German on squared paper, reads 909., Huo ma tzŭ., Cult. in hochgeleg. Feldern (cultivated in high-lying fields), Meit'an-ts'ao. Nanch'uan and 14 Sept 91.[2] The catalogue gives the locality as Prov. Setchuen, Nanch'nan and the date as 14 September 1891.[1]
Recorded local name and use
The slip gives the name Huo ma tzŭ and records the plant as cultivated in fields at altitude.[2] The catalogue keeps neither the name nor the cultivation note.[1]
Specimen and identification
The sheet carries a leafy stem pulled up with its roots, which are coiled at the foot of the sheet, and very large palmate leaves. The printed label is completed Cannabis sativa L., the name the catalogue records.[2][1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Occurrence 1701608774: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Digitised sheet O-V-2164526: Cannabis sativa L." MUSIT image service. Natural History Museum, University of Oslo. Retrieved 8 October 2026.