Cannabis indica

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Cannabis indica
Purple Kush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Cannabis
Species:
C. indica
Binomial name
Cannabis indica
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Cannabis indica is an annual plant

recreational drug, alternative medicine, and a clinical research drug.[5][6][7]

Taxonomy

In 1785, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck published a description of a second species of Cannabis, which he named Cannabis indica. Lamarck based his description of the newly named species on plant specimens collected in India. Richard Evans Schultes described C. indica as relatively short, conical, and densely branched, whereas C. sativa was described as tall and laxly branched.[8] Loran C. Anderson described C. indica plants as having short, broad leaflets whereas those of C. sativa were characterized as relatively long and narrow.[9][10] C. indica plants conforming to Schultes's and Anderson's descriptions originated from the Hindu Kush mountain range. Because of the often harsh and variable climate of those parts (extremely cold winters and warm summers), C. indica is well-suited for cultivation in temperate climates.[11]

The

specific epithet indica is Latin for "of India" and has come to be synonymous with the cannabis strain.[12]

There was very little debate about the taxonomy of Cannabis until the 1970s, when botanists like Richard Evans Schultes began testifying in court on behalf of accused persons who sought to avoid criminal charges of possession of C. sativa by arguing that the plant material could instead be C. indica.[13]

Cultivation

Broad-leafed C. indica plants in the

Northern Lights.[20][21]

A recent genetic analysis included both the narrow-leaflet and wide-leaflet drug "biotypes" under C. indica, as well as southern and eastern Asian hemp (fiber/seed) landraces and wild Himalayan populations.[22]

Genome

In 2011, a team of Canadian researchers led by Andrew Sud announced that they had sequenced a draft genome of the Purple Kush strain of C. indica.[23]

Gallery

  • Seedling
    Seedling
  • Broad leaf
    Broad leaf
  • C. indica flowering
    C. indica flowering
  • Comparison of Cannabis species
    Comparison of Cannabis species

References

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  3. ^ "Marijuana Concentrates" (PDF). Drug Enforcement Administration. December 2014.
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  5. ^ Carvalho, Joana (13 January 2021). "GW Pharma Plans More Clinical Trials for Sativex". multiplesclerosisnewstoday. BioNews Services, LLC. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ PubChem. "Tetrahydrocannabivarin". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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  9. S2CID 90557456
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  10. ^ Dr. Loran C. Anderson - FSU Biological Science Faculty Emeritus
  11. ^ "How to Grow Marijuana in Sub-tropical and Temperate Climates". MSNL Blog. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  12. ^ "indica Meaning | Pop Culture". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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  14. PMID 21040939
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  15. PMID 21653452
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  16. ^ "Sativa vs Indica." AMSTERDAM – THE CHANNELS. Web. 5 December 2010. <http://www.channels.nl/knowledge/25700.html Archived 2014-11-16 at the Wayback Machine>.
  17. ^ "Difference Marijuana Cannabis Sativa and Indica, Sativa or Indica Marijuana Seed Strains". Amsterdam Marijuana Seeds Seed Bank. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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  19. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2004.04.004
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  20. ^ "Northern Lights aka NL Weed Strain Information". Leafly. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  21. ^ "Marijuana strains: The best of indica, sativa, hybrid, and more". www.medicalnewstoday.com. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  22. S2CID 24866870
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  23. PMID 22014239
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