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Cannabis sativa L.

[ Family : Cannabinaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Cannabis chinensis Delile ; Cannabis  erratica Siev.; Cannabis  gigantea Crevost ; Cannabis indica Lam.; Cannabis lupulus Scop.; Cannabis macrosperma Stokes ; Cannabis ruderalis Janisch. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Ganja ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Ganja, Bhang, Charas, Siddhi | Sanskrit : Ganjika, | Hindi : Ganja, Bhang, Charas, Siddhi | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Indian hemp, Marijuana | Other Languages : Kancavu, Sivauli (Mal.) ; Ganca, Bhamgi (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Hemp, Ganja ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Annual herb or under shrub.
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Wild. Grows well in temperate climatic condition, largely in the sub-Himalayan tract.
Occurrence : Occasionally found along roadsides and waste lands upto 2200 m.

Status : Common
Botanical Character : A tall erect annual aromatic, resinous herb or undershrub. Stem angular. Leaves upper alternate and the lower opposite, upper 1-3- and lower 5-11-partite, serrate, palmatinerved ; stipules lateral. Flowers small, axillary, dioecious, males fascicled in short pendulous panicles ; female crowded under leafy convolute bracts. Male flower sepals 5, imbricate. Stamens 5, erect in bud. Female flower with hyaline perianth, embracing the ovary. Ovary sessile; style central, arms 2 filiform caducous; ovule pendulous. Achene compressed, crustaceous. Seeds light brown to black, smooth, flattened, albumen unilateral fleshy; embryo curved, cotyledons broad thick subequal, radicle upcurved incumbent.

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Flowering & Fruiting : June--December
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Soil Character : Can grow on wide range of soil varieties.
Climate : Temperate
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : February--May
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