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Hindu Kush landraces. The Hindu Kush range of Afghanistan and Pakistan is believed to be an ancient centre of domestication of the charismatic Cannabis plants popularly known as Indicas. Historically, Indica-type strains were also cultivated for hashish in regions of Central Asia such as Xinjiang and Bukhara.
In the countercultural taxonomy, Indicas are compact and early maturing, with broad leaflets, ‘skunky’ aromas, and sedative effects. Formally, such plants can be classified as C. sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica.
In formal taxonomy, the southern Hindu Kush appears to be the intersection point between wild Central and South Asian populations of subsp. indica, namely var. himalayensis and var. asperrima. From these come the two main domesticated types, respectively var. indica (Sativas) and var. afghanica (Indicas). The informal terms Indica and Sativa can be accurately used for some Asian traditional domesticates (“landraces”).
In contemporary Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, in frontier regions such as Chitral and Tirah, for example, morphology can vary from Indica to Sativa within populations, suggesting crops are hybrids of var. afghanica with southern varieties. Around the peripheries of Central Asia, hybridization between these formal botanical varieties likely long predates the Hippie Trail era.
Red circles: var. asperrima
Green triangles: var. himalayensis
Red area: Irano-Turanian region
Green area: Indian region
Hindu Kush landraces. The Hindu Kush range of Afghanistan and Pakistan is believed to be an ancient centre of domestication of the charismatic Cannabis plants popularly known as Indicas. Historically, Indica-type strains were also cultivated for hashish in regions of Central Asia such as Xinjiang and Bukhara.
In the countercultural taxonomy, Indicas are compact and early maturing, with broad leaflets, ‘skunky’ aromas, and sedative effects. Formally, such plants can be classified as C. sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica.
In formal taxonomy, the southern Hindu Kush appears to be the intersection point between wild Central and South Asian populations of subsp. indica, namely var. himalayensis and var. asperrima. From these come the two main domesticated types, respectively var. indica (Sativas) and var. afghanica (Indicas). The informal terms Indica and Sativa can be accurately used for some Asian traditional domesticates (“landraces”).
In contemporary Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, in frontier regions such as Chitral and Tirah, for example, morphology can vary from Indica to Sativa within populations, suggesting crops are hybrids of var. afghanica with southern varieties. Around the peripheries of Central Asia, hybridization between these formal botanical varieties likely long predates the Hippie Trail era.
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Red circles: var. asperrima
Green triangles: var. himalayensis
Red area: Irano-Turanian region
Green area: Indian region
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