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Magnoliopsida
Cannabis sativa L.
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Indian Hemp is widely cultivated in many countries for its valuable fibres for making ropes, strings etc. A strong narcotic is derived from the resin of stem, leaves, flowers and even the fruits, and the following products are obtained. (1) Ganja is derived from the resinous exudation from the female flowering top and unfertilized female flowers. (2) Charas is obtained by rubbing of the leaves, young twigs, flowers and young fruits (3) Bhang is derived from older leaves and mature fruits. Ganja and charas are smoked and Bhang is either used in the preparation of green intoxicating beverage known as “Hashish” or the manu¬facture of sweetmeet known as Majun. Bhang is much weaker than Charas and Ganja. The seeds are occasionally eaten and much valued for feeding birds. The seed oil is used as luminant and in making of paints, varnishes and soap.
A very adaptable species from plains to 10000 ft., grows abundantly on roadside especially in Northern regions.
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Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Fl. Per. April-September.
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"Kerala: Idukki, Kollam, Palakkad Tamil Nadu: All districts"
in addition to indica and sativa, cannabis has a third subspecies that is far less known. Cannabis ruderalis has been around for quite some time, but has been neglected due to it's losing the traits valued among harvesters. it's key characteristics are it's adaptation toward it's environment without help from humans. This includes resilience to odd weather patterns and great immunity toward local insects and such. The extra energy put toward these adaptations has rendered the plant virtually blank when it comes to THC content however. Many cultivators of today are beginning to cross breed indica or sativa strains with one of the ruteralis group in order to create healthy and hardy plants of moderate THC count. The hardy Ruderalis is also being crossed with lower hemp strains in order to increase the production of hemp products, such as paper, clothing, textiles, soaps, shampoos, lotions, etc. This could lead to a comeback for the ruderalis subspecies in the public eye. This crossing of the subspecies could lead to a greater abundance of hemp and/or cannabis, and ease the world view upon the misunderstood plant.
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introduced; principal naturalized range (see map) Ont., Que.; Ark., Conn., Del., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; native to Asia.
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Chile Central
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 8
Specimens with Barcodes: 20
Species With Barcodes: 1
Distribution: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and cultivated elsewhere.
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