Zunhua
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| Zunhua | |
|---|---|
| 遵化 (Zūnhuà); Malanyu (马兰峪) | |
| HistoricalCannabis last recorded here in 1916 | |
| Geography | |
| Country | China |
| Province/State | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Tangshan |
| Coordinates | 40.13, 117.94 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 1,500 km² |
| Terrain | Foothills and basins on the southern side of the Yan Mountains in north-eastern Hebei; approximately the county-level city of Zunhua |
| Growing history | |
| Grown | 1916[1]–1916[1] |
| Earlier names | Malanyu, Chihli |
| Dated accessions | 1916 |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | 0 |
| Accessions | 1 |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Zunhua (遵化) is a historical hemp growing area of north-eastern Hebei, China, drawn on the county-level city of Zunhua, in Tangshan, which holds the town of Malanyu (马兰峪). In November 1916 the plant explorer Frank N. Meyer collected at Malanyu, then in Chihli Province, seed of a hemp whose Chinese name he glossed "thread hemp": "A variety of hemp, producing very strong fiber of medium length. Thrives especially well on lands recently cleared of brush or timber."[1]
The hemp of 1916
Meyer was an agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. The Malanyu hemp is his number 2334a, collected on 25 November 1916; the department received his consignment on 9 February 1917.[1] The department numbered the lot plant introduction 44206 (NPG-CHN-HEB-1119160001).[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bureau of Plant Industry (1922). Inventory of seeds and plants imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction during the period from January 1 to March 31, 1917 (PDF) (Report). Washington: United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 41–42. No. 50.
- ↑ "PI 44206, Cannabis sativa L." GRIN-Global. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved 27 October 2026.