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To: SunkenCiv

Marijuana (C. sativa, C. indica, and C. rubeydis) is native to Asia (and possibly Africa), not the new world.

Other new-world plants include peanuts, pineapples, sweetpotatoes, numerous legumes, cashews, papayas, squashes, and guavas. Cotton appears to have been domesticated both in the old world (short-staple cotton) and new world (long-staple cotton).


16 posted on 04/11/2005 2:07:09 PM PDT by Renfield (Philosophy chair at the University of Wallamalloo!!)
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To: Renfield

Good call, my mistake. Heyerdahl (and others before and since) claimed that American domesticated cotton is a hybrid between wild cotton and old-world cotton. Couldn't find anything when I looked just now.


17 posted on 04/12/2005 10:35:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Monday, April 11, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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