Volk 71/151 (1971)
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| Volk 71/151 herbarium specimen, Khost (1971) | |
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| Volk 71/151 (1971) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province/State | Khost Province |
| Locality | Khost |
| Coordinates | 33.34, 69.92 |
| Elevation | 1170 m |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 26 May 1971 |
| Collector | O.H. Volk |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | Naturhistorisches Museum Wien |
| Catalogue Number | W 2005-0005321 |
| Collector Number | Volk, O.H. 71/151 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. |
| Identified By | D. Podlech |
| Occurrence Record | View occurrence record |
Volk 71/151 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa collected in the surroundings of Khost, Afghanistan, at 1,170 metres on 26 May 1971 by Otto Heinrich Volk. The Natural History Museum, Vienna holds the sheet as W 2005-0005321.[1][2]
Collection and locality
The label, in Vienna's transcription, reads Afghanistan, Prov. Paktia, Umgebung von Khost, 1170 m, that is, the surroundings of Khost, in the province of Paktia, with the date 26 May 1971 and the collector's number 71/151.[1] Khost is today the seat of Khost Province.[3]
Specimen and identification
Dieter Podlech determined the plant Cannabis sativa, and the sheet is filed under Cannabis sativa L.[1] The catalogue notes that leaf tissue was removed from the sheet for DNA analysis for C. F. Grassa in 2018.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Specimen W 2005-0005321: Cannabis sativa L." JACQ Virtual Herbaria. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Occurrence 1898923960: Cannabis sativa L." GBIF. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Khost". GeoNames. GeoNames. Retrieved 6 October 2026.