Cannabaceae is a small family of flowering plants. As now circumscribed, the family includes about 170 species grouped in about 11 genera, including Cannabis (hemp, marijuana), Humulus (hops) and Celtis (hackberries). Celtis is by far the largest genus, containing about 100 species.
Although the description that follows and all but one figure in this article are concerned with the staminate plant, we found the same types of glandular and non-glandular hairs on the pistillate plants also.The exceptions in distributions are to be found only among the male and female flowers themselves. Both glandular and non-glandular trichomes of […]
Celtis is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, widespread in warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in southern Europe, southern and eastern Asia, and southern and central North America, south to central Africa, and northern and central South America. The genus is present in […]
Humulus, hop, is a small genus of flowering plants in the familyCannabaceae. The hop is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the hop speciesH. lupulus; as a main flavor ingredient in beer, H. lupulus is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry. Although […]