Rautanen s.n., Ondonga (1889)
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| Rautanen herbarium specimen, Ondonga, Ovamboland (1889) | |
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| Rautanen s.n., Ondonga (1889) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Location | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Locality | Ondonga. Ambaland, S.W. Afrika |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | Epangua |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | December 1889 |
| Collector | M. Rautanen |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Herbarium of the University of Zurich |
| Catalogue Number | Z-000164599 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
Rautanen s.n., Ondonga is a herbarium accession of cultivated Cannabis sativa gathered by M. Rautanen in Ondonga, in Ovamboland, in what is now northern Namibia, in December 1889. Its label gives the local name Epangua and records that the plant Wird gezogen, wächst nicht wild (is grown, does not grow wild). The Herbarium of the University of Zurich holds the sheet as Z-000164599.[1][2]
Collection and locality
The handwritten label reads Kraut. (herb), Epangua., (Wird gezogen, wächst nicht wild.), Ondonga. Ambaland, S.W. Afrika, Cannabis sativa L., Dec. 1889. and M. Rautanen. It is stamped Sublimatisirt (treated with sublimate, a preservative). Stamps of the botanical garden and museum of the University of Zurich record that the sheet was entered in the herbarium on 1 November 1907.[2] The catalogue gives the collector as Martti Rautanen, the place Amboland and the country Namibia, with no date.[1]
Specimen and identification
The sheet holds one tall stem with long, narrow leaflets.[2] The label names the plant Cannabis sativa L., and the catalogue files it under that name.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Occurrence 2575424233: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Digitised sheet Z-000164599: Cannabis sativa L." Digitalis. United Herbaria of the University and ETH Zurich. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
