Family · Rosids

Cannabaceae

Hemp, hops, hackberry

Hemp family: includes cannabis, hops used to flavor and preserve beer, and hackberry trees.

Accepted species: 122accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 10accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈71 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cannabis
Humulus (hops)
Celtis (hackberry)

Genera

Celtis79 spp.
Trema18 spp.
Humulus7 spp.
Gironniera6 spp.
Aphananthe5 spp.
Lozanella2 spp.
Sparrea2 spp.
Cannabis1 spp.
Chaetachme1 spp.
Pteroceltis1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America39
Asia-Tropical36
Asia-Temperate35
Northern America18
Africa17
Pacific14
Australasia7
Europe4

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cannabaceae sits in the order Rosales.