EBC 43416 (s.d.)
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| Kew Economic Botany object 43416, hemp fibre from Durban, by way of Adams and Co | |
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| EBC 43416 (s.d.) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | Natal, Durban |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 43416 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
EBC 43416 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa from Natal, Durban, South Africa. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds the sheet as EBC 43416.[1] Its donor notes name the Durban Botanic Garden and John Medley Wood behind the firm that sent it.
The record
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Fibre from stems and branches, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the country as South Africa, the geography description as Natal, Durban, the use as MATERIALS - Fibres with the user Not defined, the donor as Adams & Co, Durban, Natal and the donor number as 3849. The collection date is blank.[1]
The chain of hands
The donor is a Durban firm, but the donor notes read Botanic Garden, Durban and Medley Wood J. The material therefore came through the garden and its curator before the firm sent it on.[1]
Specimen and identification
Kew files the object as Cannabis sativa.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Fibre from stems and branches, catalogue number 43416". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2026.