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Province code: KHY (first Pakistan accession)
First RSC accession from Pakistan added to the Wiki. Province code established as KHY from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the first-3-letters-of-province convention used elsewhere (BAL from Balkh, BOK from Bokeo, CHA from Champasak, HOC from Al Hoceima). An alternative convention would be the common abbreviation KPK. Future RSC Pakistani KP accessions should use the same code. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)
Coordinate approximation
RSC provides a regional latitude anchor of 35° N, which is accurate for Chitral town (around 35.85° N) but low for Upper Chitral. Coordinates entered as 36.3000° N, 72.5000° E, approximating the central stretch of Yarkhun Valley rather than a specific collection point. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)
Growth pattern: left blank
RSC describes a biodiverse population containing both compact Indica-type and taller Sativa-type plants, with broad-to-narrow leaflet variation. The controlled vocabulary ("Columnar", "Bushy", "Christmas tree") assumes a single habit per accession, which doesn't fit a genuinely heterogeneous population. Left blank; the phenotypic range is documented in the Botanical Characteristics prose instead. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)
Conservation priority: High (RSC-supported)
Unlike the Lao accessions where "High" rested on inferred regional pressures, RSC directly supports the "High" rating for Chitrali: the listing states the pure landrace is "precariously rare," that commercial cultivation ended with the 1970s government crackdown, and that continued police pressure has restricted cultivation to garden plots and small fields. Rationale quoted on the accession page. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)
Regional-level claim: mold resistance
RSC reports that "two accessions from Chitral have shown very impressive resistance to mold, including when grown in a jungle climate in Hawaii." Recorded in Notes with attribution framing ("RSC reports..."). The two accessions referenced are not named. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)
"A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis" reference
RSC cites a study by this title in framing Yarkhun Valley as a Central-South Asian intersection rather than a strict Indica origin. Cited indirectly through RSC rather than as an independent source; the specific paper has not been verified for this page. Éloise 14:40, 17 April 2026 (+07)