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Much love, spicoli. This is very much needed as these days we are seeing a genetic genocide from these large farms popping thousands of seeds and only selecting a few keepers for production and to pollinate hype cuts, with no real preservation

Things I haven't been seeing around lately are:
Cabecca De Negra
Mauritius
Angola
Ghana
Gambia
Senegal
Zambian
Ecuadorian
Aruba
Gypsy Thai Stick
Red Thai (RSC)
Gypsy Zamal


I would vote for Green Hornet, Afropips, CBG, USC, Cryptic, Blue Hemp, and French Touch as sources of the purest and rarest landrace genetics and as such take priority. But thats just me.
Impressive list.

Kalité Tizane - French Touch Seeds

Another legend from the Réunion island, also known as Kalité 1 taffe...

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This is the one known as K1

Mangu Karot - French Touch Seeds

The Mangu karot is one of the legend Sativa from the Réunion island.

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Beldia - French Touch Seeds

Don't miss to preserve this rare moroccan landrace from the Riff mountains !

frenchtouchseeds.com

French Shipping Domestic no problem others may need a resaler
I like that they keep their catalog small and focused

CBG & Ace @dubi thankfully continuing some of Charlies work,
https://www.aceseeds.org/en/thai-regular-seeds.html (PCK,

Blue Hemp - ApeOrigins working some of these (Thaifun,

Afro Pips - Khalfia and @Roms (Nigerian, Swazi Red, the real Durban Poison)

USC - seedhaven (uzbek,

Cryptic Labs - @west-eu (Oaxacan,

soon to be lost if not taken up by the community -
Green Hornet, not sure who is working these sadly great collection

French Touch still commercially held should be easy for everyone to acquire


Great recommendation
As seed is produced by one its shared to all so everyone always has fresh batches of VIABLE seed
Properly stored and grown as often as possible

>>>Best>ibes @Thcvhunter absolutely a great list !
Listed some I thought we could grab quickly

 

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• Atao Genetics
• Derg Corra Collective
• E$kobar Tribute
• Hyp3rids
• Khalifa Genetics
• SAN
• West-eu

Would vouch for any of these breeders, very good personal service ... never ordered from seedhaven
They are in excellent company of great breeders/people. Many of whom are part of the #ICfam
Maybe some previous customers here can review seedheaven for us?

 

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Cryptic Labs is @Mystic Funk

 

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thanks for sharing this @pipeline

 

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Variety 1: South Asian domesticate - Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. indica

Variety 2: South Asian wild-type - Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. himalayensis

Variety 3: Central Asian domesticate - Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica

Variety 4: Central Asian wild-type - Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. asperrima

Cambodia Mekong River Delta » Kambodga - Sativa Tonle sap

Mama Cambodia » Kambodga - Sativa

Orange Peako » Kambodga - Sativa

Champasak » Laos - Sativa

Lao Luang Prabang » Laos - Sativa Luang Prabang IBL

Lao Sa » Laos - Sativa

Laos Landrace » Laos - Sativa Muang Sing x Laos - Sativa Muang Sing

Laos Muang Sing » Laos - Sativa Golden Triangle area

Laos Sativa » Laos - Sativa

Laos Vientiane Province » Laos - Sativa

Muang Xai » Laos - Sativa Pak Beng district IBL

Himalaya - Direct Descendents - Green Triangles of India

Chanderkhani-Rumsu Feral Selection » Himalaya - Sativa Naggar district, India

Golden Voice » Himalaya - Sativa

Kashmiri Sativa » Himalaya - Sativa Barrahmulla valley

Kullu Valley » Himalaya - Sativa Himachal Pradesh

Malana » Himalaya - Sativa Himachal Pradesh

Nanda Devi » Himalaya - Sativa Chamoli

Nirang Valley » Himalaya - Sativa

North Indian Redstem » Himalaya - Sativa Dhauladhar

Rasol Village » Himalaya - Sativa

Rasoli » Himalaya - Sativa Rasol, Parvati Valley

Tosh Valley » Himalaya - Sativa Himachal Pradesh

Waichin Valley » Himalaya - Sativa

Watermelon Hashplant » Himalaya - Sativa collected by Bodhi

 

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Taxonomic treatment​

Please note that light quality varied among herbaria, so photographs of herbarium specimens and achenes at different herbaria varied somewhat in their tint, hue, and tone. For protologues of the four varieties (everything associated with a basionym at its time of publication), see Suppl. material 1: SF.6. For additional representative herbarium specimens of the four varieties, see Suppl. material 1.

Variety 1: South Asian domesticate​

Aindica, Rajshahi (Bangladesh), Clarke 1877 (BM) Bindica, Coimbatore (India), Bircher 1893

Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. indica ​

Keywords: Plantae, Rosales, Cannabaceae
(Lam.) Persoon, Synopsis Plantarum 2: 618, 1807.
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Two varieties of C. sativa subsp. indica from South Asia. On left a var. indica. On right b var. himalayensis.

Dhimalayensis neotype Ehimalayensis, Bareilly (India), Roxburgh 1796 (K). Fhimalayensis, East Bengal (Bangladesh) Griffith 1835

• Cannabis indica Lamarck, Encyclopédie Méthodique 1(2): 694–695, 1785 Basionym. See McPartland (1992) for justification of citing Persoon as the authority in the comb. nov, not Wehmer as treated in Small and Cronquist (1976).
• ≡ C. sativa var. indica (Lam.) Fristedt, Upsala Läkareförenings Förhandlingar 5: 504, 1869–1870.
• ≡ C. sativa f. indica (Lam.) Voss in Siebert & Voss, Vilmorin’s Blumengärtnerei 1: 912, 1896.
• ≡ C. sativa var. indica (Lam.) Wehmer, Die Pflanzenstoffe p. 248, 1911.
• = C. sativa var. indica Blume, Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië, p. 515, 1825.
• = C. macrosperma Stokes, Botanical Materia Medica 4: 539, 1812.
• ≡ C. sativa B macrosperma (Stokes) Ascherson & Graebner, Synopsis Mitteleuropäischen Flora 4: 599, 1911.
• ≡ C. sativa var. macrosperma (Stokes) Chevalier, Revue de Botanique Appliquée et d’Agriculture Coloniale 24: 64, 1944.
• = C. sativa γ crispata Hasskarl, Neuer Schlüssel zu Rumph’s Herbarium amboinense p. 112, 1886.
• = C. sativa β vulgaris de Candolle, Prodromus 16(1):31, 1869 (en part, based on plants cultivated in India).
• = C. americana Houghton & Hamilton, Proc. Am. Pharm. Assoc. 55: 445, 1907, nomen nudum.
• ≡ C. americana Wehmer, Die Pflanzenstoffe, 2: 157, 1911, nomen nudum.
• = C. madagascar Pearson, Proc. Penna. Pharm. Assoc. 1909: 179, 1909, nomen nudum.
• = C. africana Glickman, Mulford’s Veterinary Bulletin 4(2): 88, 1912, nomen nudum.
• ≡ C. sativa var. africana Wehmer, Die Pflanzenstoffe 2: 39, 1935.
• = C. mexicana Stanley, Am. J. Police Science 2(3): 252, 1931, nomen nudum.

Holotype.​

India, likely Pondicherry, Lamarck, no date, annotated “Chanvre rapporte de l’Inde par M. Sonnerat” (herb. P). Most of Pierre Sonnerat’s herbarium specimens at herb. P were collected around Pondicherry between 1775 and 1778.

Diagnosis.​

Plants with THC% ≥0.3% in inflorescence and a THC/CBD ratio always ≥7, often much more; central leaflet length:width ratio ≥6 in fan leaves near the base of inflorescences; mature achenes usually ≥ 3.6 mm long, the perianth mostly sloughed off, lacking a prominent protuberant base, and lacking a well-developed abscission zone that allows easy disarticulation.

Morphology.​

Plants usually >2.0 m tall (shorter in inhospitable situations). Central stem (stalk) internodes relatively long (often >12 cm, shorter in shorter plants), somewhat hollow (up to 1/3 stem diameter). Branches flexible, diverging from the stalk at relatively acute angles (around 45°). Leaf palmately compound, largest leaves typically with at least 7 leaflets, leaflet edges not overlapping. Central leaflet long and narrow, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate in shape; margins with moderately coarse serrations, and rare secondary serrations. Female inflorescence (and infructescence) elongated and somewhat diffuse, with relatively obscure sugar leaves (a high perigonal bract-to-leaf index). Sugar leaves with CSGTs limited to the proximal half. Perigonal bract covered with a moderate density of CSGTs. Perianth membranous, hyaline with pigmented areas (brown and mottled or marbled in appearance); mostly sloughed off but sometimes persistent. Achene, usually ≥ 3.6 mm long, globose to elongate, exocarp green-brown; abscission zone poorly developed.

Phytochemistry.​

Dried female inflorescences: THC ≥0.3%, in late 20th century accessions, nearly always >1.0%; literature weighted x¯ = 3.97%, up to 12.5%. THC/CBD ratio ≥7, and often >100. THCV is commonly present, especially in landraces from South Asia and Africa. Hillig and Mahlberg (2004) report THCV+CBDV% content x¯ = 0.25%. Terpenoid profile often imparts an “herbal” or “sweet” aroma, with terpinolene, β-caryophyllene, trans-β-farnesene, and a-guaiene content significantly higher than Central Asian plants.

Genetics.​

Landraces of South Asian heritage segregated from Central Asian landraces in an allozyme analysis (Hillig 2005a) and cpDNA haplotype study (Gilmore et al. 2007). “Sativa” and “Indica” were segregated with STR loci (Knight et al. 2010), RAPD markers (Piluzza et al. 2013), and nDNA SNP haplotypes (Henry 2015; Lynch et al. 2016). Other studies showed little or no genetic differences between “Sativa” and “Indica” (Sawler et al. 2015; Dufresnes et al. 2017), or their phenotypes matched poorly with their purported genotypes (Schwabe and McGlaughlin 2018).

Other characters.​

Generally late maturing; monoecious plants relatively common compared to the other varieties; susceptible to black mildew caused by Schiffnerula cannabis.

Provenance and uses.​

Originally cultivated in India for gañjā, and spread at an early date to southeast Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Variety 2: South Asian wild-type​

Two varieties of C. sativa subsp. indica from South Asia. On left a var. indica. On right b var. himalayensis.

Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. himalayensis ​

Keywords: Plantae, Rosales, Cannabaceae
(Cazzuola) McPartl. & E.Small
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• Cannabis sativa var. hymalaiensis Cazzuola, Il Regno vegetale tessili e tintoriale, p. 49, 1875 (misspelling corrected apud ICN Article 60.1) Basionym.
• ≡ C. sativa var. hymalaiensis Cazzuola, Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano 5: 262, 1873, nomen nudum.
• ≡ C. sativa var. himalayensis Cazzuola, Dizionario di botanica, p. 105, 1876 (later homonym).
• = C. sativa var. himalayensis Koch, Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (Series 4) 1: 352, 1854, nomen nudum.
• = C. sativa β vulgaris de Candolle, Prodromus 16(1):31, 1869 (en part, based on plants growing spontaneous in northern India and Burma).
• = C. sativa α indica f. montana Fristedt, Upsala Läkareförenings Förhandlingar 5: 507, 1869- 1870, nomen nudum.
• = C. himalyana Zinger, Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 85: 207, 1898, nomen nudum.
• = C. sativa subsp. indica sect. spontanea var. spontanea Clarke, Cannabis Evolution p. 224, 1987, nomen invalidum.

Neotype.​

Designated herein, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh, Shimla or Kinnaur (“Himalaya Boreal. Occident., Regio Temp.”), T. Thompson, 1847 (GH). No himalayensis specimens exist in the herbaria of Cazzuola or Koch (pers. communications, Lucia Amadei, herb. PI; Robert Vogt, herb. B). Thompson’s specimen was designated as neotype because it represents the best of several collections he made in the Himalaya. It was distributed as an exsiccatum, with duplicates at several herbaria, providing isoneotypes (BM! K! LE! US!).

Diagnosis.​

Plants with THC% ≥0.3% in inflorescence and a THC/CBD ratio often ≥7, sometimes less; central leaflet length:width ratio ≥6 in fan leaves near the base of inflorescences; mature achenes usually <3.6 mm long, with a persistent perianth and a protuberant base, and readily disarticulating from plant by a well-developed abscission zone.

Morphology.​

Plants 1.0–3.0 m tall. Central stem (stalk) internodes relatively long (often >10 cm, shorter in shorter plants), somewhat hollow (up to 1/2 stem diameter). Branches flexible, diverging from the stalk at relatively acute angles (around 45°). Leaf palmately compound, larger leaves usually with at least 7 leaflets, leaflet edges not overlapping. Central leaflet long and narrow, lanceolate in shape; margins with moderately coarse serrations, and rare secondary serrations. Female inflorescence (and infructescence) elongated and somewhat diffuse, with relatively obscure sugar leaves (a high perigonal bract-to-leaf index). Sugar leaves with CSGTs limited to the proximal half. Perigonal bract covered with a moderate density of CSGTs. Perianth membranous, hyaline with pigmented areas (brown and mottled or marbled in appearance); always persistent. Achene usually <3.6 mm long, exocarp green-brown; with an elongated base and abscission zone that is relatively narrow.

Phytochemistry.​

Dried female inflorescences: THC ≥0.3% (although two studies report plants with THC <0.3%); weighted x¯ = 1.49%, range between 0.06% and 9.3%. THC/CBD ratios vary; two studies (those with THC <0.3%), who shared accessions, reported ratios of only 1.28 and 1.56; these accessions may represent East Asian fiber-type domesticates that reacquired wild-type traits. Ratios in other studies are >10, even >100. THC content and THC/CBD ratios are skewed by THCV%+CBDV%, which is higher than any other variety: x¯ = 0.90% (Hillig and Mahlberg 2004). The terpenoid profile is similar to that of var. indica, except for higher levels of β-myrcene, cis-ocimene, and β-caryophyllene.

Genetics.​

Allozyme analysis (Hillig 2005a) partially segregated wild-type accessions from South Asian domesticates. He proposed that wild-type accessions from the Himalaya represented the ancestral source of South Asian domesticates.

Other characters.​

Generally late maturing; achenes fall from plant at maturity. Bast fiber content (as a percent of stalk dry weight) in Himalayan plants is higher than plants grown exclusively for drugs in southern India (Bredemann 1952; de Meijer 1994).

Provenance and uses.​

Wild-growing (possibly indigenous) populations occur throughout montane India, Nepal, and Bhutan, where they are harvested for bast fiber (stalks), bhāng (leaves), hand-rubbed charas (hashīsh), or achenes (seeds). Achenes in some herbarium specimens from the Himalaya were relatively large with a reduced abscission mechanism, indicating the presence of genes from domesticated plants.

Basionym notes.​

Cazzuola spelled the epithet himalayensis variously between 1873 and 1876. His earliest publication did not provide a clear diagnosis, a nomen nudum, not validly published (ICN Art. 38.2, Turland 2018). Koch also proposed a taxon himalayensis without a clear diagnosis, and he equated it with the South Asian domesticate – an erroneous concept.

Variety 3: Central Asian domesticate​

(GH) Gafghanica neotype Hafghanica epitype Iafghanica Yarkant (Xīnjiāng), Henderson 1871

Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica ​

Keywords: Plantae, Rosales, Cannabaceae
(Vavilov) McPartl. & E.Small stat. nov.
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Type specimens of C. sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica. Neotype on left (a), epitype on right (b).

• Cannabis sativa f. afghanica Vavilov, Trudy po Prikladnoi Botanike, Genetike i Selektsii 16(2): 227, 1926 (Basionym).
• ≡ C. indica var. afghanica Vavilov in Vavilov & Bukinich, Trudy Po Prikladnoi Botanike, Genetike i Selektsii 33 (Suppl.): 380, 1929, orthographic variant.
• ≡ C. indica var. kafiristanica f. afghanica Vavilov in Vavilov & Bukinich, Trudy Po Prikladnoi Botanike, Genetike i Selektsii 33: 381, 1929.
• = C. sativa subsp. culta prol. asiatica var. narcotica Serebriakova in Serebriakova & Sizov, Kul’turnaya Flora SSSR 5: 36, 1940 (no Latin diagnosis and not typified).
• = C. afghanica var. turkistanica Clarke, Cannabis Evolution p. 225, 1987, nomen invalidum.
• = C. sativa var. afghanica McPartland, Hemp Diseases & Pests p. 4, 2000, nomen nudum.
• = C. sativa var. afghan, Sands, U.S. patent 6,403,530, 2002, nomen nudum.

Neotype.​

Designated herein: Afghanistan: Ghazni Province (formerly Kandahar Province), Gui-Akhen (Гуй-Ахен) village near Qala-i Murvardar (Кала-и Мурвардар), on the Ghazni-Kandahar road, Vavilov, 1924, from seed sown by Serebriakova in 1926 at North Caucasus Experiment Station, Maikop, Krasnodar Krai (labeled Cannabis sativa, WIR 609, 3945). Fig. Fig.5a.5a. No specimen labeled afghanica exists at WIR (McPartl., pers. observation, WIR 2010). The achene illustration in Vavilov and Bukinich (1929) cannot serve as lectotype because it is not part of the protologue, which appears in Vavilov (1926).

Epitype.​

Designated herein, explicitly supporting the neotype: Afghanistan: Kandahar Province, near Kandahar, Schultes, XII.13–20.1971 (ECON 26505). Fig. Fig.5b.5b. The ICN defines an epitype as a specimen selected as an interpretive type when the holo-/lecto-/neotype is suboptimal for critical identification (Turland 2018). ECON 26505 serves as an epitype because its morphology unambiguously agrees with the widespread concept of “Indica”. ECON 26505 also serves as a typotype – a photograph of the specimen, when alive and in the ground, which appears in Schultes et al. (1974), and is reproduced in Suppl. material 1: SF.8.

Diagnosis.​

Plants with THC% ≥0.3% in inflorescence and a THC/CBD ratio <7 (almost always >1); central leaflet length:width ratio <6 in fan leaves near the base of inflorescences; mature achenes usually ≥ 3.6 mm long, the perianth mostly sloughed off, lacking a prominent protuberant base, and lacking a well-developed abscission zone that allows easy disarticulation.

Morphology.​

Plants usually < 2 m tall, often <1 m. Central stem (stalk) internodes short (often 5–11 cm), mostly solid, central hollow usually less than 20% of stalk diameter. Branches in well-developed plants begin close to ground level, at an angle sometimes nearly 90° from the stalk axis, producing a menorah-shaped habitus. Leaf palmately compound, largest leaves typically with 7–11 leaflets, leaflet edges often overlapping, color dark green (“black hemp” Vavilov 1992). Central leaflet long and broad, often oblanceolate in shape; margins with coarse serrations, secondary serrations rarely seen. Female inflorescence (and infructescence) compact, often agglutinated with trichome exudate, with prominent sugar leaves (a low perigonal bract-to-leaf index); short internode length causes axillary racemes become confluent and coalesce into collective congested colas. Sugar leaves with dense CSGTs on the proximal half, often present beyond the midpoint of the leaflet. Perigonal bract densely covered with CSGTs. Perianth membranous, usually sloughed off, with a fringe of striped or irregularly mottled pigmentation near the base of the fruit. Achene usually ≥ 3.6 mm long, exocarp green to gray; base blunt and lacking well-developed abscission zone.

Phytochemistry.​

Dried female inflorescences: THC ≥0.3, in late 20th century accessions nearly always >1.0%; literature weighted x¯ = 5.69%, up to 14.5%. This variety expresses the highest total THC%+CBD% (a measure of relative resin content of the plants, since these two cannabinoids usually dominate the resin) of all varieties, which correlates with its dense covering of glandular trichomes. Its THCV%+CBDV% content is lower than South Asian populations; Hillig and Mahlberg (2004) report a mean of 0.14%. Terpenoid profile imparts an acrid or “skunky” aroma, and uniquely expresses sesquiterpene alcohols, such as guaiol, γ-eudesmol, β-eudesmol, and the monoterpene alcohol nerolidol, as well as hydroxylated terpenoids, such as γ-elemene, a-terpineol, and β-fenchol.

Genetics.​

Allozyme and DNA studies that segregated Central Asian and South Asian domesticates are detailed in the genetics section of Variety 1. Onofri et al. (2015) identified a SNP in the gene that encodes THCA synthase that was unique in two Afghani accessions and a Moroccan “hashīsh landrace” (their SNP accession code no. 1179, A→T transversion). It was not present in 16 other accessions of fiber- and drug-type plants.

Other characters.​

Generally early maturing, with greater late-season frost tolerance than South Asian domesticates. Late-season cold triggers anthocyanin production in leaves and inflorescences – the sought-after “purple weed.” Achenes are mostly retained on plants, trapped by surrounding parts of the dense infructescence. Plants are more susceptible to gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) and powdery mildew (Golovinomyces cichoracearum) than South Asian domesticates.

Provenance and uses.​

Herbarium specimens from the 19th-early 20th centuries come from Afghanistan, northwest Pakistan, Turkestan (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Xīnjiāng Region in China), and Iran. These plant were cultivated for sieved hashīsh (nasha, charas) and sometimes for seed oil.

Comments.​

Vavilov (1926) characterized afghanica as “a morphological link between the wild and the cultivated races of hemp.” However, evidence in Vavilov and Bukinich (1929) suggests a domesticated phenotype (argued in Suppl. material 1: SF.6). Small and Cronquist (1976) treated afghanica as a domesticate, synonymized under C. sativa subsp. indica var. indica. Small (2018) commented, “The characteristics of indica type marijuana are highly consistent with those of an advanced cultigen. Like modern oilseed cultivars, they are short and compact, an architecture reducing diversion of energy into stem production and increasing harvest index for the desired product (inflorescence). Even the foliage (with very large, wide leaflets) is consistent with the trend described earlier of advanced cultigens often manifesting larger leaves than their wild and more primitive cultivated relatives. When indica type strains are allowed to set seed (they are normally harvested for flowering material) the infructescences are very dense, preventing most of the seeds from falling away and being distributed naturally – another indication of considerable domestication.” The prominent sugar leaves in the inflorescence may be another indication of domestication, as these likely increase photosynthate production very close to the developing flowers and their perigonal bracts.

Variety 4: Central Asian wild-type​

Jasperrima lectotype Kasperrima Nuristān (Afghanistan), Street 1965

Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. asperrima ​

Keywords: Plantae, Rosales, Cannabaceae
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Type specimens of C. sativa subsp. indica var. asperrima. Lectotype on left (a), epitype on right (b).

• Cannabis sativa γ asperrima Regel, Acta Horti Petropolitani 6 (1): 476, 1879 (Basionym).
• ≡ C. sativa var. asperrima Regel in Herder, Acta Horti Petropolitani 12(1): 34, 1892.
• = C. indica var. kafiristanica Vavilov in Vavilov & Bukinich, Trudy Po Prikladnoi Botanike, Genetike i Selektsii 33 (Suppl.): 381, 1929.
• ≡ C. sativa subsp. indica var. kafiristanica (Vavilov) Small & Cronquist, Taxon 24: 429, 1976.
• ≡ C. kafiristanica (Vavilov) Chrtek, Časopis Národního Muzea v Praze, Rada Přírodovědna 150(1–2): 22, 1981.

Lectotype.​

Designated herein: Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Region, near Karakol, leg.: A. Regel; det.: E. Regel, 1.X.1877 (LE). Fig. Fig.6a6a.

Epitype.​

Designated herein, explicitly supporting the neotype: Afghanistan, Kunar Province, Chekhosarai (now Asadābād), Vavilov, 1924, from seeds sown by Serebriakova in 1927 at Pushkin Experiment Station, Detskoye Selo, St. Petersburg (WIR 599, 3952). Fig. Fig.6b6b.

Diagnosis.​

Plants with THC% ≥0.3% in inflorescences and a THC/CBD ratio <7 (almost always >1); central leaflet length:width ratio <6 in fan leaves near the base of inflorescences; mature achenes usually <3.6 mm long, with a persistent perianth and a protuberant base, and readily disarticulating from plant by a well-developed abscission zone.

Morphology.​

Plants usually < 1.5 m tall. Central stem (stalk) internodes short (often 5–11 cm, shorter in shorter plants), mostly solid, central hollow, if present, usually less than 20% of stalk diameter. Branches in well-developed plants begin close to ground level, at an angle sometimes nearly 90° from the stalk axis, producing a menorah-shaped habitus. Leaf palmately compound, dark green, larger leaves with 5–7 leaflets, sometimes overlapping. Central leaflet relatively short and broad, often oblanceolate in shape; margins with coarse serrations, secondary serrations rarely seen. Female inflorescence small but somewhat compact, with moderately prominent sugar leaves (a moderate perigonal bract-to-leaf index). Sugar leaves with moderately dense CSGTs on the proximal half. Perigonal bract densely covered with CSGTs. Perianth membranous, with dark brown pigmentation in a mottled or sometimes linear pattern; persistent but easily flaked off with manual manipulation. Achene small, oval to elongate, exocarp dark olive colored, with an elongated base.

Phytochemistry.​

Dried female inflorescences: THC ≥0.3, literature weighted x¯ = 1.49%, range between 0.4% and 4.47%. THC/CBD ratio literature weighted x¯ = 2.23%, range 0.77 to 4.75 (one outlier 9.43). Terpenoid profile likely approximates that of the Central Asian domesticate, but has not been reported in the literature.

Provenance and uses.​

Herbarium specimens resembling afghanica, but with a wild-type phenotype, have provenance from northwestern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Xīnjiāng Region in China. The mountains in this region are a biodiversity “hotspot,” harboring significant numbers of wild crop relatives, and over 1000 species of endemic plant species (Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund 2017).

Comments.​

Herder (1892) retained C. sativa γ asperrima as a distinct variety, whereas he synonymized C. erratica and C. sativa β davurica under C. sativa. This taxon’s publication date has priority over Vavilov’s kafiristanica, but Vavilov’s specimen is much better preserved, and serves as an epitype.

A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives

Two kinds of drug-type Cannabis gained layman’s terms in the 1980s. “Sativa” had origins in South Asia (India), with early historical dissemination to Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Americas. “Indica” had origins ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

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[acespicoli]

Consortium of Intermountain Herbaria Collection Search Parameters

Ditch weed of USA introduced species historical records

Consortium of Intermountain Herbaria - Google Map

Where to find your ditchweed samples this time of year in the USA

 

[mountainoutlaw]

Awsome information here.

 

[acespicoli]

Thank you for visiting

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg2286

 

[F2F]

For pure sativa on this list

Nam F1 (Vietnamese sativa hybrid, aka Vietnam Black, aka NAM weed) -Original F1 cross: -Male Northern Vietnam/China Boarder (indica influence)

@acespicoli ,

Sorry if I missed the point, but I saw mention of pure sativa being a focus. In that vain does VietBlack fit your needs given the father side of the hybrid?

Don’t get me wrong, the cross I have is my favorite in the stable atm. And I believe it’s the VB shining through that I like so much. Just wanted to mention.

Peace
F2F

 

[RobFromTX]

Kalité Tizane - French Touch Seeds

Another legend from the Réunion island, also known as Kalité 1 taffe...

frenchtouchseeds.com

This is the one known as K1

Mangu Karot - French Touch Seeds

The Mangu karot is one of the legend Sativa from the Réunion island.

frenchtouchseeds.com

Beldia - French Touch Seeds

Don't miss to preserve this rare moroccan landrace from the Riff mountains !

frenchtouchseeds.com

French Shipping Domestic no problem others may need a resaler
I like that they keep their catalog small and focused

CBG & Ace @dubi thankfully continuing some of Charlies work,
https://www.aceseeds.org/en/thai-regular-seeds.html (PCK,

Blue Hemp - ApeOrigins working some of these (Thaifun,

Afro Pips - Khalfia and @Roms (Nigerian, Swazi Red, the real Durban Poison)

USC - seedhaven (uzbek,

Cryptic Labs - @west-eu (Oaxacan,

soon to be lost if not taken up by the community -
Green Hornet, not sure who is working these sadly great collection

French Touch still commercially held should be easy for everyone to acquire


Great recommendation
As seed is produced by one its shared to all so everyone always has fresh batches of VIABLE seed
Properly stored and grown as often as possible

>>>Best>ibes @Thcvhunter absolutely a great list !
Listed some I thought we could grab quickly

Have you personally ran any french touch gear? Ive always wondered how their Zamal turns out but theres no grow reports available

 

[RobFromTX]

Ace Seeds Honduras is still my favorite landrace to grow. Like a party in a joint and everyones invited

 

[goingrey]

Have you personally ran any french touch gear? Ive always wondered how their Zamal turns out but theres no grow reports available

@funkyhorse grew it (along with other Zamals)

Zamal genetics side by side test comparison grow

For this 2022/23 season the first project is searching/discovering Zamal genetics In this side by side grow there will be 9 different genetics coming from 3 different breeders consisting of polyhybrids, hybrids and pure races It seems in the canna world breeders think the best is polyhybrids...

www.icmag.com

 

[acespicoli]

Have you personally ran any french touch gear? Ive always wondered how their Zamal turns out but theres no grow reports available

Since im in the usa this is harder to find from FT, so I have not but im Iooking forward to more reviews

 

[acespicoli]

@acespicoli ,

Sorry if I missed the point, but I saw mention of pure sativa being a focus. In that vain does VietBlack fit your needs given the father side of the hybrid?

Don’t get me wrong, the cross I have is my favorite in the stable atm. And I believe it’s the VB shining through that I like so much. Just wanted to mention.

Peace
F2F

Its a good point you make, need and want
need to save rare genetics
want to have some good smoke
thx for mentioning that ...

If it runs for 120 days flower it might be in my ball park

Vietnam / Direct Descendents​

• Hoa Bac 20 » Hoa Bac x Hoa Bac
• Hoa Bac Silver Flower » Vietnam - Sativa
• Nam Black » Vietnam - Sativa x Vietnam - Sativa F1
• Vietnam » Vietnam - Sativa
• Vietnam Tourist Hemp » Vietnam - Sativa
• Vietnamese Black » Vietnam - Sativa Probably Sativa
• Vietnamese Black F3 » Vietnamese Black F2 x Vietnamese Black F2 F3
• Vietnamese Black S1 » Vietnamese Black x Vietnamese Black S1
• Vietnamese Mind Fuck » Vietnamese Mind Fuck x Vietnamese Mind Fuck
• Vietnamese Mindfuck » Vietnam - Sativa

Nam Black (Dutch Flowers) :: Cannabis Strain Info

I had the good fortune to get some VietNamese (aka Nam Black) seeds to grow out. These babies are pure SATIVA:Seeds were soaked in H20 overnight. Most sprouted in 24 hours. 100% germination. Put in Organic Soil under 120 watts fluros. Vegged 5 weeks....

en.seedfinder.eu

>>>Best>ibes

 

[elchischas]

Since many time ago on Overgrow forum there's a huge community who's are reproducing and sharing all kind of landraces
They even cooperate to buy seeds.

 

[acespicoli]

Hello brother @elchischas good to see you amigo yes OG im there also

 

[acespicoli]

The lines worked by Nevil Maple Leaf Indica, Kush 4 anyone remember the other wilson indica selections?
Think over at MN forum he said what they were... extreme variation...vs ibl selection

 

[acespicoli]

#164 little wide leaf as a seedling like many NLD 13 fingers is rare as well then narrows with age

Vietnam Black #164 (@kionathc cut) ​

hyp3rids lieu-hahn VB x NH... like you say nice effect ... missing in most modern strains (gifted from a friend)

breed or can find atleast one keeper in a line
the clones offer a little faster grow