| Cannabis sativa |
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| Female Cannabis sativa, recreational/medicinal marijuana |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
| Family: |
Cannabaceae |
| Genus: |
Cannabis |
| Species: |
C. sativa |
| Binomial name |
Cannabis sativa
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| 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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Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. The species was first classified by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The specific epithet sativa means 'cultivated'. Indigenous to Eastern Asia, the plant is now of cosmopolitan distribution due to widespread cultivation. 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.
