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The University of the West Indies
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Barbados

Common Names: ganja, ghanja, Marijuana, maryjane

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Cannabis sativa L.

Family: Cannabaceae

Synonyms:

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

Growth Habit(s): herb

Leaf Arrangement: Alternate, Opposite

Leaf Type: Compound

Flower Colours:

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

General Distribution: Widespread

Found in the Lesser Antilles in Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, La Desirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, Redonda, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent, The Grenadines

Status: Introduced

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

No additional information on this plant.