Msg : #5902 [215]
From : John Birrenbach 1:282/56 Mon 09 May 94 09:49
To : All
Subj : PLANTS CALLED HEMP **FAQ*
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FIBERS AND PLANTS THAT ARE COMMONLY CALLED HEMP
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Compiled from the National Standards List of Plant Fibers
BOTANICAL NAME COMMERCIAL NAME FIBER TYPE
SOURCE TRUE HEMP COMMON NAME
1 Agav Tequilana Weber Mazatlan hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
Mexico No Mescal
2 Apocynum Cannabinum L Indian Hemp
U.S. No Indian Hemp
3 Cannabis Sativa L American Hemp Bast Fiber
United States Yes True Hemp
Austrian Hemp Bast Fiber
Austria Yes True Hemp
Bulgarian Hemp Bast Fiber
Bulgaria Yes True Hemp
Canamo Bast Fiber
Spain Yes True Hemp, Canamo
Chanvre Bast Fiber
France Yes True Hemp, Chanvre
Chinese Hemp Bast Fiber
China Yes True Hemp", Ma
German Hemp Bast Fiber
Germany Yes True Hemp, Hanf
Hemp Bast Fiber
all temperate zones Yes True Hemp
Hennup Bast Fiber
Holland Yes True Hemp, Hennup
Hungarian Hemp Bast Fiber
Hungary Yes True Hemp, Kender
Illinois Hemp Bast Fiber
Illinois U.S. Yes True Hemp
Italian Hemp Bast Fiber
Italy Yes True Hemp
Kentucky Hemp Bast Fiber
Kentucky U.S. Yes True Hemp
Manchurian Hemp Bast Fiber
Manchuria Yes True Hemp
Polish Hemp Bast Fiber
Poland Yes True Hemp
Roumanian Hemp Bast Fiber
Roumania Yes True Hemp
Russian Hemp Bast Fiber
Russia Yes True Hemp, Siretz
Syrian Hemp Bast Fiber
Syria Yes True Hemp
Wisconsin Hemp Bast Fiber
Wisconsin U.S. Yes True Hemp
Yugoslavian Hemp Bast Fiber
Yugoslavia Yes True Hemp
4 Corchorus Capsularis L. Jute Soft Bast Fiber
Pakistan, India No Jute
5 Crotalaria Juncea L Benares Hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Bombay hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Brown hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Coconada hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Itarsi hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Jubblepore hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Madras hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Marangel hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Phillibit Black hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Seonie hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
Sunn hemp Hard Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
6 Crotalaria Sp Indian hemp (India) Bast Fiber
India No Sunn Hemp
7 Furcraea Gigantea Vent Natal hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
South America No Piteria, Cocuiza Mansa 8 Furcraea
Gigantea Weber Mauritius hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
South America No Piteria, Cocuiza Mansa 9 Hibiscus
Abelmoschus L Musk hemp Soft Bast Fiber
India No Kenaf Family 10 Hibiscus
Cannabinus L. Awasthe hemp Bast Fiber
Russia, Persia, India No Kenaf
Deccan hemp Bast Fiber
Russia, Persia, India No Kenaf
Gambo hemp Bast Fiber
Russia, Persia, India No Kenaf
11 Musa Textiles Nee Davao hemp Coarse Leaf Fiber
Phillipine Islands No Abaca
Manila hemp Coarse Leaf Fiber
Phillipine Islands No Abaca
12 Phorium Tenax St. Helena hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
Chile, New Zealand No St Helana Hemp 13 Sansevieria
Kirkii Bak Pangane hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
South Africa No Pangane
14 Sansevieria sp Ife hemp Hard Leaf Fiber
Cuba No Ife'
15 Sida Rhombifolia L Queensland hemp
Australia No Queensland Hemp
@ZEND 4-14-94
--- Maximus 2.01wb
* Origin: The Senate Chamber; Crystal, Mn; 612-535-5554; V.FC (1:282/56)