A subspecies or variety designation proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785 to describe morphologically unique cannabis plants observed in India. They were shorter, bushier, and had broader leaves. Modern genetic research has not supported indica as a separate species, and most botanists now classify it as a variety within Cannabis sativa. Colloquially indica is used to refer to plants shorter, broader leafed varieties with more sedative effects, though modern research has largely not supported this, favoring instead the unique cannabinoid and aromatic profiles rather than indica or sativa classification.
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Cannabis Indica was first described by Lamarck in 1785 based on plants he observed from India.
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