02-03-2021, 12:07 AM
The one called "Canapa" in Egerton 747 might be "hemp" but it's probably not Cannabis. It doesn't have palmate/digitate leaves, they are odd-pinnate. The Egerton 747 plant is the same one illustrated in Circa Instans that is labeled Canapa, which also is not drawn like Cannabis.
Trinity has one called "canaparie" which is more similar to Canapa than it is to Cannabis (there is a Cannabis sativa plant labeled Canabi silvatici).
Some of the Althaeas are also called hemp or canapa (and some of them have the finger-like leaves) but they are from the mallow family.
Some of the Eupatoriums are also called "hemp" (specifically hemp agrimony). They don't look like hemp but they are used for fiber.
There is also a plant in the Galeopsis group called hemp-nettle.
"False hemp" is included in some of the medieval herbals. It does not look like Cannabis and is probably Datisca cannabina (or one of its look-alikes).
The finger-leaved plant in Morgan M.652 is probably Eupatorium (hemp agrimony), not Cannabis. It is labeled Epatorios.
They sometimes drew Delphinium like Cannabis (it also has palmate leaves) but you can tell the difference by the flowers.
I think it's fairly certain that the one that is often labeled Canabi and the one often labeled Canapa are not the same plant and that the first one (with finger-like leaves) is Cannabis. I would not include Egerton 747 Canapa on the list of Cannabis plants.
Trinity has one called "canaparie" which is more similar to Canapa than it is to Cannabis (there is a Cannabis sativa plant labeled Canabi silvatici).
Some of the Althaeas are also called hemp or canapa (and some of them have the finger-like leaves) but they are from the mallow family.
Some of the Eupatoriums are also called "hemp" (specifically hemp agrimony). They don't look like hemp but they are used for fiber.
There is also a plant in the Galeopsis group called hemp-nettle.
"False hemp" is included in some of the medieval herbals. It does not look like Cannabis and is probably Datisca cannabina (or one of its look-alikes).
The finger-leaved plant in Morgan M.652 is probably Eupatorium (hemp agrimony), not Cannabis. It is labeled Epatorios.
They sometimes drew Delphinium like Cannabis (it also has palmate leaves) but you can tell the difference by the flowers.
I think it's fairly certain that the one that is often labeled Canabi and the one often labeled Canapa are not the same plant and that the first one (with finger-like leaves) is Cannabis. I would not include Egerton 747 Canapa on the list of Cannabis plants.