Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Cannabaceae - Dagga family

Literature

Wilmot-Dear, C.M. (1991) Cannabaceae FZ 9(6)

Description of the family

Erect, annual, aromatic herb (in ours). Latex 0. Stipules present. Leaves alternate or opposite, digitately 3-7(-11)-foliolate (in ours), the leaflets with a serrate margin. Plant dioecious. Male inflorescences laxly cymose-paniculate; perianth 5-lobed, 1-seriate. Female inflorescences short, compact; flowers subtended by a bract and an enveloping bracteole. Ovary superior. Fruit an achene.

Worldwide: 2 genera and 4 species, northern temperate regions to SE Asia.

Cannabis sativa

Links to genera: (1)

GenusContent
Cannabis L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Cannabaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cannabaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Cannabaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=46, retrieved 3 September 2010

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