Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology

Table 1.3

A comparison of taxonomic concepts and terminology for

“wild

”

(ruderal) groupings of

Cannabis sativa

Small andCronquist(^1976

)

Hillig (

2004a

,

2005a

)

McParland and Guy(^2004

)

Clarke and Merlin(^2013

)

THC content CBD content Principal Eurasian areas

C. sativasubsp.

sativa

var.

spontanea

C. sativa

“feral

biotype

”

C. sativasubsp.

spontanea

+

C.

ruderalis

C. sativasubsp.

spontanea

(“

narrow leaf hemp

ancestor

”)

Low(occasionallymoderate)

High

Europe; western to north-centralAsia (Small and Cronquistinclude ruderal low-THC plantsof eastern Asia)

C. sativasubsp.

indica

var.ka

firistanica

C. ruderalis

+

C.

indica

“feral

biotype

”

C. indicasubsp.

ka

firistanica

C. indicasubsp.

ka

firistanica

(“

narrow leaf drug

ancestor

”)

Low tomoderate

Low tomoderate(occasionallyabsent)

Asia

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