MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Cannabis names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

Cannabis sativa L.

ARABIC :   القنب   ,  Khinnab, Kinnab, Nabatul qinnab, Nabatul qunnab,  قنب Qinnib, Tîl.

ASSAMESE :  Bhang.

BENGALI :  ভাং  Bhang, Ganja

CHINESE : Ye ma.

ENGLISH : Hemp, Wild hemp.

FINNISH : Hamppu.

FRENCH : Chanvre, Chanvrier, Chanvrier sauvage.

GERMAN : Hanf.

HINDI :   बज्र भांग   Bajr bhāṅg,  Bajar, बजर  Bajjar,   भांग Bhāng, Bhang,  भांग का पौधा  Bhāṅga kā paudhā, Charas, Gange ka per, Kinnab, सन  San.

JAPANESE : Mashinin, Mashinin.

KANNADA :  Bhangi, Bhangi gida, Ganja gida, Kusuvu gida.

NEPALESE : Cares, Gajiimaa (Gajima), Gaanjaa (Ganja).

MALAYALAM :  Cherukanchava, Ginjilachilachi, Kalengi-cansjava, Kancabu, കഞ്ചാവ്  Kañcāvu, Kancha, Kanchava chedi, Kanchava-cheti, Kanchavachetto, Sivamuli, Tsjeru-cansjava.

MARATHI :  Bhamgi, Bhang, Bhangachajhada.

PERSIAN :  Bang, Darakhte-bang, Darakhte-kinnab, Darakte-bang.

PUNJABI :  ਭੰਗ  Pang.

RUSSIAN :   Каннабис сатива  Kannabis sativa.

SANSKRIT :   Banga, भङ्ग  (Bhaṅga) Bhanga, Dhumrapatrika, Dhurtapatri, Dhurtavadhu, Harshini, Sankhapuspi, Sankhini, Shakrashana, Tandraruchivardhini, Vajradruvikshaha, Vajradruvrikshaha, Vijaya, Virapatra, Vrijpatta.

SPANISH :  Cáñamo.

SWEDISH : Hampa.

TAMIL :  Bhang, Cittapattiri, Cittarunnupukaimuli, Ganja, Ganja chedi, Katutittakam, Korakkar muli, Korakkarmulikai, Korkkarmuli, Matamattakam, Nanapattiri, Nittirakaricceti, Periyorunnunkarpam, Tanaimayakkimuli, Tirkkapalavam, Yokakarpatti, Yokamavalarttitunani, Yokattaivalarkkumuli.

TELUGU :   Bangiāku, Gānja chettu, Ganjavi-chettu, Kalpam chettu, Kalpamchettu, Krishna thaamara.

THAI : Porkanchaa.

URDU :  بجر بهانگ   Bajr bhang, Bhang, Burg-e-qinnab, حشیش Qinnab, Qinnab bhang, Tukhm bhang, Waraq-ul-khyal.


Cannabis sativa L. f. ruderalis (Janisch.) Chu -> Cannabis sativa L. subsp. spontanea Serebr.

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist

SYNONYM(S) : Cannabis indica Lam., Cannabis macrosperma Stokes, Cannabis sativa L. var. indica Lam.

AFRIKAANS : Dagga.

ARABIC : Hashish qinnib (Hasheesh kenneb - Egypt), Bang (Egypt), Hashish, Kif (Morocco), Qinnib, Shâhdânag, Sharâneq.

CHINESE : Da ma, Da ma cao, Da ma ren, Huo ma cao, Huo ma, Huo ma ren (medicinal name).

DANISH : Indisk hamp.

DUTCH : Indische hennep.

ENGLISH : Indian hemp, Hash, Hashish.

FRENCH : Chanvre indien, Bang, Chanvre cultivé.

GERMAN : Indischer Hanf, Haschisch.

HINDI : Bhaang, Bhang (mature leaves), Charas (bark resin), Churras (bark resin), Ganja (dried unripe flowers),

ITALIAN : Canapa indica, Canapa indiana.

JAPANESE :  ア サ  Asa,   カンナビス  Kannabisu, Mashinin,  マシニン  Mashinin,  タイマ Taima, Taima.

KANNADA :  Bhangi.

MALAYALAM :  Kancha.

MARATHI :  Bhang.

NEPALESE : Bhaang, Bhaango.

PORTUGUESE : Maconha.

RUSSIAN :   Indiiskaia konoplia, Конопля индийская  Konoplia indiiskaia.

SANSKRIT :  Saumya.

SPANISH : Cáñamo índico, Grifa, Hachís, Marihuana (Mexico), Marijuana, Mariguana.

TAMIL :  Anantamuli, Ganja, Kanca, Kanja, Korakkar muli, Matamattakam, Mutantam, Pangi, Panki, Sivamuli.

TELUGU :  Ganjayi, Guruginja, Jadaganja, Krishnathaamara, Metta thaamara.

THAI : Porkanchaa.

TURKISH : Kinnab, Hind kinnabi (no dot on i's of kinn).

 

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (Lam.) E.Small & Cronquist var. kafiristanica (Vavilov) E.Small & Cronquist

SYNONYM(S) :   Cannabis indica Lam. var. kafiristanica Vavilov, Cannabis kafiristanica ( Vav. ) Chrtek, Cannabis sativa L. var. kafiristanica ( Vavilov ) E.Small & A.Cronquist


This taxon is even more uncertain than the others.

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa

SYNONYM(S) :    Cannabis chinensis Delile, Cannabis foetens Gilib., Cannabis gigantea Delile ex Vilmorin, Cannabis gigantea hort.,  Cannabis sativa L. subsp. culta Serebr. ex Serebr. & Sizov

ARABIC : Qinnib, Tîl.

CHINESE : Xian ma.

DANISH : Hamp.

DUTCH : Hennep.

ENGLISH : Hemp, Common hemp, Fiber hemp.

FINNISH : Hamppu.

FRENCH : Chanvre, Chanvrier.

GERMAN : Echter Hanf, Kultur-Hanf, Riesen Hanf.

ITALIAN : Canapa, Canape.

JAPANESE : Asa.

NEPALESE : Cares, Gajiimaa (Gajima), Gaanjaa (Ganja).

PORTUGUESE : Cânhamo.

RUSSIAN : Каннабис  Kannabis, Каннабис сатива  Kannabis sativa, Конопля  обыкновенная Konoplia obyknovennaia, Конопля посевная Konoplia posevnaia.

SPANISH : Cáñamo.

SWEDISH : Hampa.

TURKISH : Kendir, Kenevir.

 

Cannabis sativa L. subsp. spontanea Serebr.

SYNONYM(S) : Cannabis ruderalis Janisch., Cannabis sativa L. f. ruderalis (Janisch.) Chu, Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ruderalis Janisch., Cannabis sativa L. subsp. sativa var. spontanea Vavilov, Cannabis sativa L. subsp. spontanea Serebr. ex Serebr. & Sizov

CHINESE : Ye da ma, Huo ma ren (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Wild hemp.

FRENCH : Chanvrier sauvage.

GERMAN : Wilder Hanf.

RUSSIAN :   Конопля сорная Konoplia sornaia.

 

Photograph and description (in German) at FloraWeb.

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

 

 

EURODICAUTOM 1999, Multilingual Terminological Database, European Commission Translation Service. (12 languages of the European Community). < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl >

Herklots G.A.C. 1972, Vegetables in South East Asia. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London (or Hafner Press in New York). (Assamese-romanised, Burmese-romanised, Cantonese - traditional characters + romanization, English, Latin, Tamil-romanised).

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: < http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?cannabis > (27 March 2000).

von H. Haeupler & T. Muer, 2000, Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Floraweb - DatenService. < http://www.floraweb.de/datenservice/namenseingabe.html >.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China.

 

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