Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology

Table 1.2

A comparison of taxonomic concepts and terminology for domesticated groupings of

Cannabis sativa

(excluding hybrid groups)

Group System

Drug tradeterminology

THCcontent

CBDcontent

Small and Cronquist(^1976

)

Hillig (

2004a

,2005a

)

McPartland andGuy (

2004

)

Clarke and Merlin (

2013

)

1

C. sativasubsp.

sativa

var.

sativa

C. sativa

“hemp

biotype

”

C. sativasubsp.

sativa

C. sativa

subsp.

sativa

(“

narrow leaf hemp

”)

• 
  

Low

High

2

C. indica

“hemp

biotype

”

C. indicasubsp.

chinensis

C. indica

subsp.

chinensis

(“

broad leaf hemp

”)

• 
  

Low tomoderate

High

3

C. sativasubsp.

indica

var.

indica

C. indica

“narrow-lea

flet

drug biotype

”

C. indicasubsp.

indica

C. indica

subsp.

indica

(“

narrow leaf drug

”)

“Sativa-type

”

High

Low orabsent

4

C. indica

“wide-lea

flet

drug biotype

”

C. indicasubsp.

afghanica

C. indica

subsp.

afghanica

(“

broad leaf drug

”)

“Indica-type

”

Moderateto high

Moderateto high

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