Sativa vs Indica

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C. sativa subsp. indica var. indica
Correct name: Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) Small & Cronq. var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer
Synonym: C. indica Lam.
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Broad leaflets characteristic of wide-leafed varieties of C. sativa subsp. indica var. indica


This taxon includes two types of Cannabis cultivated for drug production,[1] commonly referred to by Cannabis aficionados as "sativa" and "indica".
Narrow-leafed "sativa" drug strains and landraces are native to the Indian subcontinent, and are also cultivated in Africa, South and Central America, the Caribbean basin, and in other marijuana producing regions. These strains are usually tall, laxly branched, and relatively late-maturing.[7] They have largely been replaced by so-called "indica/sativa" hybrids by commercial Cannabis growers because the hybrids often yield a larger crop in a shorter period of time.
Wide-leafed "indica" drug strains are traditionally cultivated in northwest India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan for the production of hashish, and may have originated in the Hindu-Kush or Tian Shan mountain range. Due to the often harsh and variable climate of those regions, these strains and landraces are better suited for cultivation in temperate climates. Plants of this type are relatively short, conical, and densely branched, having characteristcally wide leaflets, and tend to produce a lower ratio of THC to CBD than the narrow-leafed drug strains [8][9][3] Although many commercially available varieties are genetically fixed to produce relatively high levels of THC and low levels of CBD (which is not psychoactive),[3] some users report more of a "stoned" and less of a "high" effect from these varieties compared to the narrow-leafed strains. Differences in the terpenoid content of the essential oil may account for some of these differences.[10][11]

The above is an excerpt from here:
Cannabis sativa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An interesting read with lots of relavent links. Enjoy.

Check out the external links close to the bottom of the page for a good side-by-side comparisons of male and female, and a bunch of other cool stuff.

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