Hilliard 8901 (1976)
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| Hilliard and Burtt 8901 herbarium gathering, Thamathu Cave, Bushman’s Nek (1976) | |
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| Hilliard 8901 (1976) | |
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| Hilliard and Burtt 8901, the sheet held by the Bews Herbarium as NU0023216-0 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Unknown |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province/State | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Locality | Thamathu Cave |
| Coordinates | -29.83, 29.15 |
| Point type | Settlement point |
| Uncertainty | about 1 km |
| Elevation | 2286 m |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 3 February 1976 |
| Collector | O. M. Hilliard |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Bews Herbarium (NU) |
| Catalogue Number | NU0023216-0 |
| Collector Number | Hilliard, O.M. 8901 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer |
- Point
- 29.83° S, 29.15° E
- Elevation used
- 2,265 m computed, GMTED2010 (1 km), at this point
- Köppen class
- Cwb
- Clock
- UTC+2
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day and night | ||||||||||||
| First light | 04:50 | 05:19 | 05:40 | 05:58 | 06:15 | 06:30 | 06:32 | 06:13 | 05:38 | 05:01 | 04:34 | 04:30 |
| Sunrise | 05:17 | 05:44 | 06:04 | 06:22 | 06:40 | 06:56 | 06:57 | 06:37 | 06:02 | 05:26 | 05:00 | 04:57 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:52 | 18:22 | 17:45 | 17:19 | 17:11 | 17:21 | 17:39 | 17:55 | 18:12 | 18:37 | 19:00 |
| Last light | 19:35 | 19:16 | 18:46 | 18:09 | 17:44 | 17:37 | 17:47 | 18:04 | 18:19 | 18:37 | 19:03 | 19:27 |
| Daylighth | 13h51 | 13h08 | 12h18 | 11h23 | 10h38 | 10h14 | 10h24 | 11h02 | 11h53 | 12h47 | 13h36 | 14h03 |
| Changemin/day | −1.0 | −1.7 | −1.8 | −1.7 | −1.2 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 |
| Temperature | ||||||||||||
| Avg daily high°C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg daily low°C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | −2 | −3 | −1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Swing°C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Water and light | ||||||||||||
| Rainmm | 207 | 189 | 141 | 58 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 105 | 131 | 179 |
| VPDkPa | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Sunlightmol/m²/d | 48 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 51 |
| Field cycle | ||||||||||||
| Cycle | ||||||||||||
- Planting
- Growing
- Harvest
- Not recorded / off season
No field cycle is recorded on this accession's page.
Day and night computed from the sun's position on the 15th of each month; climate normals 1981–2010 from CHELSA V2.1 · About these figures
Hilliard 8901 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa, determined as var. indica collected at Thamathu Cave in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on 3 February 1976 by O. M. Hilliard. The Bews Herbarium (NU) holds the sheet as NU0023216-0.[1][2] It was gathered with B. L. Burtt at a rock shelter in the southern Drakensberg at 7,500 ft, which makes it the highest gathering in the batch.
The label
The sheet carries a printed card headed FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, with Natal written on the region line, the determination Cannabis sativa L., and the locality Underberg distr., Bushman's Nek, Thamathu Cave, 7500 ft. The collection line reads O.M. Hilliard / B.L. Burtt, Date 3 ii 1976, No. 8901. A pencilled 1973/1 sits above it and the University of Natal Herbarium stamp beside it.[2]
The altitude is in feet on the sheet
The label gives 7,500 ft, which is 2,286 m.[1]
Specimen and identification
The herbarium determines the sheet Cannabis sativa L. var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer. The database names no determiner.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cannabis sativa L., barcode NU0023216-0". The Bews Virtual Herbarium. Bews Herbarium, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Digitised sheet NU0023216-0". The Bews Virtual Herbarium. Bews Herbarium, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
