EBC 43464 (by 1862)
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| Kew Economic Botany object 43464, hemp fibre from northern China, given by T. L. Bickford in 1862 | |
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| EBC 43464 (by 1862) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Locality | North China |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 43464 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
EBC 43464 is an accession of hemp fibre, Cannabis sativa, from northern China. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew holds it in its Economic Botany Collection as EBC 43464.[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 Hemp fibre, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the use as MATERIALS - Fibres, the country as China, the geography description as North 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 North China.[2]
The same donor and donor date are recorded for a sample of hemp seed from northern China, EBC 43408 (by 1862).[3]
Specimen and identification
Kew files the fibre as Cannabis sativa.[1] No image of it is published.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hemp fibre, catalogue number 43464". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 2428988603: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ "Seeds of hemp, catalogue number 43408". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.