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| Upper Suruk Feral Selection 2025 | |
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| ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250030 | |
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| Mixed feral and domesticate cannabis stand at Suruk village, Upper Jaldhaka Valley | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Feral |
| Accession Type | Selection |
| Sex | Dioecious |
| Plant Height | 1.5–2.0 m |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Aroma | Citrus, lemon |
| Terpenes | Unknown |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Growth Pattern | Columnar |
| Leaf Shape | Narrow |
| Leaf Color | Light greens |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asia |
| Regional Complex | Hindu Kush-Himalayan |
| Growing Region | Eastern Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Upper Jaldhaka Valley |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Kalimpong |
| Subdivision | Kalimpong |
| Block | Gorubathan CD |
| Locality | Suruk |
| Elevation | 875 m |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | জংলি ভাঙ |
| Pronunciation | Jongli bhāṅg |
| Translation | Jungle Bhang |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 18/06/2025 |
| Harvest Date | 2025 |
| Collector | Éloïse,Isabella |
| Expedition | WEB01 |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | Medium |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Active |
| System Type | Feral |
| Scale | Some feral populations |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | Zomia Genetic Library |
The Upper Suruk Feral Selection 2025 is a feral landrace cannabis accession collected by Isabella and Éloïse of the Zomia Collective in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Suruk is located in Kalimpong District, West Bengal, India, within the Upper Jaldhaka Valley landrace cannabis growing area of the Eastern Himalayas growing region.
Administratively, the area belongs to Gorubathan CD block in the Kalimpong subdivision which itself belongs to the Kalimpong district of West Bengal state. The village sits at roughly 850-900 m elevation along a narrow ridge facing the upper Jaldhaka valley, with clear views across to Bhutan.
Collection Details
This accession was documented by Isabella & Éloïse in June 2025. Seeds were hand selected from feral individuals within a mixed self-seeding feral and domesticate landrace cannabis stand found growing along the roadside near Suruk village. The feral plants from which seeds were collected were growing at the base of the largest domesticate landrace plant in the stand.[1]
The feral component of the population is self-seeding, growing without human cultivation or management.
Population Characteristics
The stand near Suruk covered approximately 20-30 meters between two household compounds and included both early-seeding feral plants and taller domesticate-type individuals still in early vegetative stage. No culling occurs on the feral component as it is without human management.[1]
The resident population is predominantly Tamang and Nepali-speaking. A local woman described the nisha (effects) of the village cannabis as very potent and confirmed long-standing use in the village. Residents noted a decline in open planting but not in familiarity with or use of the plant.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
Plants range in height from 1.5 to 2 meters.
In terms of morphology, the feral plants exhibited a columnar growth pattern with narrow leaflets. The leaf colour is light green.
The feral plants were distinguishable from the domesticate individuals in the same stand, which were taller with more elongated leaflets and wider internodal spacing.[1]
Aroma
The aroma is recorded as citrus and lemon. Both feral and domesticate plants in the stand shared a citrus-forward terpene profile, with the strongest individuals giving sharp, clean lemon notes on stem rub.[1]
Effects
Effects are unknown for this feral accession. Residents confirmed the village cannabis is potent but did not distinguish between feral and domesticate plants in their descriptions.[1]
Conservation Status
The accession is recorded at medium conservation priority. The stand at Suruk is a mixed feral and domesticate population, with close proximity between managed and unmanaged plants.