Wager PRE 52603 (1962)
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| Wager herbarium gathering, Edith Benson Crescent, Durban (1962) | |
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| Wager PRE 52603 (1962) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Other |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province/State | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Locality | Durban District |
| Coordinates | -29.875, 31.125 |
| Collection | |
| Method | Herbarium specimen |
| Sourcing Type | Historical |
| Date | 8 February 1962 |
| Collector | Wager |
| Specimen | |
| Repository | National Herbarium (PRE) |
| Catalogue Number | PRE0372444-0 |
| Collector Number | PRE 52603 |
| Scientific Name | Cannabis sativa L. var. sativa |
- Point
- 29.88° S, 31.12° E
- Elevation used
- 0 m computed, GMTED2010 (1 km), at this point
- Clock
- UTC+2
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day and night | ||||||||||||
| First light | 04:42 | 05:11 | 05:32 | 05:50 | 06:07 | 06:22 | 06:24 | 06:05 | 05:30 | 04:53 | 04:26 | 04:22 |
| Sunrise | 05:09 | 05:36 | 05:56 | 06:14 | 06:33 | 06:49 | 06:50 | 06:30 | 05:54 | 05:18 | 04:52 | 04:49 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:44 | 18:14 | 17:37 | 17:11 | 17:03 | 17:13 | 17:31 | 17:47 | 18:04 | 18:29 | 18:52 |
| Last light | 19:27 | 19:09 | 18:38 | 18:01 | 17:36 | 17:29 | 17:39 | 17:56 | 18:11 | 18:29 | 18:55 | 19:20 |
| Daylighth | 13h51 | 13h08 | 12h18 | 11h23 | 10h38 | 10h14 | 10h23 | 11h01 | 11h53 | 12h47 | 13h37 | 14h03 |
| Changemin/day | −1.0 | −1.7 | −1.8 | −1.7 | −1.2 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 |
| Temperature | ||||||||||||
| Avg daily high°C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg daily low°C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Swing°C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Water and light | ||||||||||||
| Rainmm | 128 | 114 | 94 | 59 | 47 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 68 | 97 | 106 | 115 |
| VPDkPa | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Sunlightmol/m²/d | 44 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 44 |
| Field cycle | ||||||||||||
| Cycle | ||||||||||||
- Planting
- Growing
- Harvest
- Not recorded / off season
No field cycle is recorded on this accession's page.
Day and night computed from the sun's position on the 15th of each month; climate normals 1981–2010 from CHELSA V2.1 · About these figures
Wager PRE 52603 is a herbarium accession of Cannabis sativa collected in Durban District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on 8 February 1962 by Wager. The National Herbarium (PRE) holds the sheet as PRE0372444-0.[1]
Collection and locality
The database gives the locality as DURBAN DIST.; EDITH BENSON CRESCEN; EXP. PLOTS, the string cut off at CRESCEN. Edith Benson Crescent runs inside the Durban Botanic Gardens, and the experimental plots were the garden's own.[1]
A second sheet, dated four months apart
The KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium (NH) holds NH0069358-0 under the same collector at Durban District. Edith Benson Crescent., and dates it 8 June 1962 where Pretoria dates it 8 February 1962. The day agrees and the month does not.[1]
Specimen and identification
Both sheets are filed as Cannabis sativa L. var. sativa. Neither catalogue names a determiner, and the collector is recorded by surname alone.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cannabis sativa L., barcode PRE0372444-0, in the Botanical Database of Southern Africa (BODATSA)". Plants of southern Africa. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 23 September 2026.