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Family:
Cannabaceae (hemp, dagga, hop family) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales
Eleven genera and 170 species, found in most regions of the
world. Two genera and five species are native to southern Africa,
Cannabis sativa (hemp,
dagga) is naturalised in the region, and two species of Humulus
(Hop) are cultivated in the region, including
Humulus lupulus (Hop), which is used
in beer making.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Celtis
About 60 species, distributed worldwide in tropical and
temperate regions; four species are native to southern Africa and a further
four species are cultivated in the region. |
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Trema
About 15 species, in the Old and New World tropics and subtropics. One
species, Trema orientalis (Pigeonwood),
is native to southern Africa. |
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Genera naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Cannabis sativa (hemp,
dagga) Naturalised in southern Africa and
cultivated widely but illegally. Probably
originally native to Asia. There is considerable variation within this
species in terms of growth form and chemical content. Some authors have
split it into three species while others have kept it as one species with
3-4 infraspecific taxa. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Humulus
Three species, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Two
species are cultivated in southern Africa: Humulus japonicus (Japanese
hop), and
Humulus lupulus (Hop). Hop is
cultivated for the female cone-like inflorescences (clusters of flowers), which
are termed hops and are used for flavouring, stabilising and preserving beer. |
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