Stainton 1590 (1954)
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| Stainton 1590 herbarium specimen, Kali Gandaki valley (1954) | |
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| Stainton 1590 (1954) | |
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| Stainton 1590, held by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle as catalogue P06780050 (CC BY 4.0) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province/State | Gandaki Province |
| District | Mustang District |
| Locality | Ghasa |
| Coordinates | 28.59946, 83.64261 |
| Elevation | 2743 m |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 1954-07-06 |
| Collector | J.D.A. Stainton |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle |
| Catalogue Number | P06780050 |
| Collector Number | Stainton, J.D.A. 1590 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
Stainton 1590 is an accession record for a pressed herbarium specimen of Cannabis sativa collected by J.D.A. Stainton with Sykes and Williams near Ghasa, Nepal, on 6 July 1954. The Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris holds the sheet as catalogue P06780050.[1] GBIF records it as preserved specimen occurrence 731718367.[2] The catalogue identifies 1590 as Stainton's collector number.
Collection and locality
The catalogue transcribes the locality as “Ghasa, S. of Tukucha, Kali Gandaki valley” and describes the habitat as an open grass hillside.[1] The sheet is attributed to Stainton, Sykes and Williams and dated 6 July 1954.[1]
The sheet label records an elevation of 9,000 feet, or approximately 2,743 metres; the rounded metric value is used in the infobox.[1]
Specimen and identification
The catalogue files the sheet as Cannabis sativa L. and records it in flower. Its field description notes that the inflorescence and lower leaf surface were pale green.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Specimen P06780050: Cannabis sativa L." MNHN collections. Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 731718367: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 September 2026.