Talk:Gillet s.n., Wombali (1908)

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Gillet s.n., Wombali (1908) is about a single collection of cannabis, a seed lot or a herbarium specimen: where and when it was gathered, by whom, and what the sources say about the plants.

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Evidentiary scope

A large handwritten label reads Chanvre indigène (indigenous hemp) above the place name Wombali, the month octobre (October) and Gillet's signature; the date is October 1908. The wording records how the collector understood the plant. It gives no habitat, elevation, local name or statement of use, and it does not say where or how this plant grew, so nothing shows whether it was cultivated, grew wild or had escaped. The accession is classified Unknown. It shows no continuing population and no living germplasm holding, and no conservation priority is assigned.

Georeferencing

The point -3.275833, 17.369444 is the catalogue's own georeference for Wombali, in GBIF's figures (3°16′33″ S, 17°22′10″ E). An earlier version of the infobox carried -3.27589, 17.36937, which is the OpenStreetMap node of the village (node 616220088) and not the catalogue's figures; the two lie 10 m apart. The village of Wombali in Plateaux territory, Mai-Ndombe, confirms the catalogue's point, and GeoNames' Wombali lies 42 m from it. The catalogue states no accuracy. The village's mapped housing reaches 0.2 km from the point; the label names the village and not a spot in it, so the uncertainty is set at about 1 km to take in its surroundings. Basis: holder's georeference. Uncertainty: about 1 km.

These notes were moved from the accession article during the article-Talk cleanup of 16 September 2026. Source citations remain in the article. Éloise 11:09, 16 September 2026 (+07)