Summary
Verified:
06/09/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Small, E. & A. Cronquist. 1976. A practical and natural taxonomy for Cannabis. Taxon 25:419.
- Small, E. & D. Marcus. 2002. Hemp: a new crop with new uses for North America. Note: re. use in food products and meal and flour
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
hemp – French
chanvre – German
Hanf – Portuguese
cânhamo – Spanish
cáñamo –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | widely natzd. |
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Food additives | flavoring | | Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 |
Food additives | flavoring | hemp seed oil | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
Human food | seeds | flour or meal now being used in many food products fide http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html, | Small, E. & D. Marcus. 2002. Hemp: a new crop with new uses for North America. Note: re. use in food products and meal and flour |
Materials | fiber | | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
Materials | lipids | | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=317471.
Accessed 10 May 2025.