EBC 43408 (by 1862)
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| Kew Economic Botany object 43408, hemp seed from northern China, given by T. L. Bickford in 1862 | |
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| EBC 43408 (by 1862) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Locality | Northern China |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 43408 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
EBC 43408 is a seed accession of Cannabis sativa from northern China. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds it in its Economic Botany Collection as EBC 43408.[1] Kew records it as given by T. L. Bickford in February 1862.
The catalogue entry
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Seeds of hemp, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the country as China, the geography description as Northern China, the storage as Bottles, boxes etc, the donor as Bickford TL and the donor date as 00/02/1862, February 1862 with no day. The catalogue leaves the entry book number, collector, collector's number, donor number and collection date blank.[1] Kew also publishes the entry to GBIF, with the locality Northern China.[2]
The same donor and donor date are recorded for a sample of hemp fibre from North China, EBC 43464 (by 1862).[3]
Specimen and identification
Kew files the seed as Cannabis sativa.[1] No image of it is published.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Seeds of hemp, catalogue number 43408". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 2428987901: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Hemp fibre, catalogue number 43464". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.