Cannabis sativa

Cannabis sativa
Female Cannabis sativa, recreational/medicinal marijuana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Cannabis
Species:
C. sativa
Binomial name
Cannabis sativa
Subspecies
Synonyms
List
  • Cannabis americana Pharm. ex Wehmer
  • Cannabis chinensis Delile
  • Cannabis erratica Siev.
  • Cannabis foetens Gilib.
  • Cannabis generalis E.H.L.Krause
  • Cannabis gigantea Delile ex Vilm.
  • Cannabis indica Lam.
  • Cannabis indica f. afghanica Vavilov
  • Cannabis indica var. afghanica Vavilov
  • Cannabis indica var. kafiristanica Vavilov
  • Cannabis intersita Soják
  • Cannabis kafiristanica (Vavilov) Chrtek
  • Cannabis lupulus Scop.
  • Cannabis macrosperma Stokes
  • Cannabis ruderalis Janisch.
  • Cannabis sativa var. afghanica (Vavilov) McPartl. & E.Small
  • Cannabis sativa f. afghanica Vavilov
  • Cannabis sativa var. chinensis (Delile) A.DC.
  • Cannabis sativa subsp. culta Serebr.
  • Cannabis sativa var. gigantea (Delile ex Vilm.) Alef.
  • Cannabis sativa subvar. indica (Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Cannabis sativa var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer
  • Cannabis sativa subsp. indica (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist
  • Cannabis sativa subsp. intersita (Soják) Soják
  • Cannabis sativa var. kafiristanica (Vavilov) E.Small & Cronquist
  • Cannabis sativa var. kif A.DC.
  • Cannabis sativa var. macrosperma (Stokes) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Cannabis sativa var. monoica Holuby
  • Cannabis sativa var. pedemontana A.DC.
  • Cannabis sativa var. praecox Serebr.
  • Cannabis sativa var. ruderalis (Janisch.) S.Z.Liou
  • Cannabis sativa var. ruderalis Janisch.
  • Cannabis sativa var. spontanea Vavilov
  • Cannabis sativa f. vulgaris (Alef.) Voss
  • Cannabis sativa var. vulgaris Alef.
  • Polygonum viridiflorum Poir.
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Male Cannabis sativa in flower

Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. The species was first classified by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[1] The specific epithet sativa means 'cultivated'. Indigenous to Eastern Asia, the plant is now of cosmopolitan distribution due to widespread cultivation.[2] It has been cultivated throughout recorded history and used as a source of industrial fiber, seed oil, food, and medicine. It is also used as a recreational drug and for religious and spiritual purposes.

  1. ^ Greg Green, The Cannabis Breeder's Bible, Green Candy Press, 2005, pp. 15-16 ISBN 9781931160278
  2. ^ Florian ML, Kronkright DP, Norton RE (21 March 1991). The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials. Getty Publications. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-0-89236-160-1.