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Cannabis (hemp)

Angiospermae - Rosales - Cannabaceae

Taxonomy
Cannabis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cannabaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
C. sativa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cannabis Linnaeus
1991Cannabis Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyCannabaceaeMartinov 1820
genusCannabis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cannabis Linnaeus 1753 [hemp]
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Cannabis sativa Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Cannabis sativa (228812)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Cannabis sativa (228760 228761)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Cannabis sp. (228784)