Rope (Kew EBC 79159)
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| Ropes from Safranbolu, Turkey, collected by M. Nesbitt in 1998 and given to Kew in 2006 | |
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| Artefact· KewEBC 79159 | |
| Object | |
| Object Type | Rope |
| Use | Made from cannabis |
| Cannabis in the Record | |
| Holder's Wording | "153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa" |
| Attribution | Stated |
| Origin | |
| Place (as Recorded) | Safranbolu, Turkey |
| Country | Turkey |
| Field Collector | M. Nesbitt |
| Holding | |
| Held By | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Collection | Economic Botany Collection |
| Catalogue Number | EBC 79159 |
| Acquired From | Mark Nesbitt |
| Date Acquired | 2006 |
| Holder's Record | View the holder's record |
EBC 79159 is an artefact catalogued in the Economic Botany Collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: ropes from Safranbolu, in Turkey, which Kew files under the plant name Cannabis sativa.[1] Kew records M. Nesbitt as their collector, in 1998, and Mark Nesbitt as their donor, in May 2006.
The catalogue entry
The catalogue gives the artefact name and the parts held as Ropes, the plant name as 153.04 CANNABACEAE Cannabis sativa, the country as Turkey, the geography description as Safranbolu, Turkey and the storage as Bottles, boxes etc. It names no use, and the user Not defined. The donor field reads Mark Nesbitt and the donor date 00/05/2006, May 2006 with no day. The collector field reads Nesbitt M and the collection date 00/00/1998, the year 1998 alone. The catalogue leaves the entry book number, donor number and collector's number blank.[1]
Kew's help page defines the collector as the person or institution who first obtained a specimen, and uses the donor field when specimens have passed through a second person or institution.[2] Kew also publishes the entry to GBIF, with the locality Safranbolu, Turkey, the collector Nesbitt M and the year 1998.[3] No image of the ropes is published.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ropes, catalogue number 79159". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ "How to use the Economic Botany Collection database". Economic Botany Collection. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 2429028146: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 October 2026.