Msg : #5902 [215] From : John Birrenbach 1:282/56 Mon 09 May 94 09:49 To : All Subj : PLANTS CALLED HEMP **FAQ* *********************************************** FIBERS AND PLANTS THAT ARE COMMONLY CALLED HEMP *********************************************** 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)