RSC-COD-UNK-0119900001
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| Congolese | |
|---|---|
| RSC-COD-UNK-0119900001 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace IBL |
| Accession Type | Reproduction |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation |
| Flowering Time | 13–17 weeks |
| Plant Height | 2– m |
| Aroma | Chocolate, coffee, incense, leather |
| Effects | Long-lasting, euphoric, social, creative; calming and anti-anxiety toward close |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Growth Pattern | Christmas tree |
| Leaf Color | Light greens |
| Flower Structure | Dense |
| Processing | |
| Method | Ganja |
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | -4.00, 22.50 |
| Traditional Names | |
| Synonyms | Congo |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Multi-generation reproduction |
| Autochthonous | No |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | Low |
| Introgression | Minimal |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Unknown |
| System Type | Unknown |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | The Real Seed Company |
Congolese is a landrace cannabis accession listed as Congolese in the seed catalogue of The Real Seed Company (RSC).[1] RSC lists it as an African landrace and heirloom that has undergone several generations of selective breeding in Spain.[1]
Geography
RSC gives a latitude of about 4° S. The Kwik Seeds listing of the same line, on the shop RSC calls its other site,[2] says the landrace was collected in equatorial Africa.[3] Earlier versions of RSC's own listing said the same.[4][5] Both listings add that the name "Congo" seems to have been applied to most African imports in 1990s Spain, so there is strong uncertainty about the line's exact origin within Africa.[1][3]
History
RSC believes the line has not been crossed with Northern Lights or other modern hybrids, as most other seed-bank offerings of Congolese accessions have been.[1]
Collection Details
Both listings give the sourcing as "Genebank, via collector". Neither names a collection site, collector or grower.[1][3]
Cultivation Details
RSC reports that selective breeding in Spain has made the line well suited to indoor growing. It lists outdoor, greenhouse or indoor cultivation.[1] It reports good tolerance of heat and humidity and good nutrient tolerance, though it notes that limited feeding is necessary. According to RSC, plants stretch six to eight times in flower.[1] It gives a flowering time of 90 to 120 days and an outdoor height of over 2 metres.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
RSC describes lime-green foliage and an architecture close to that of classic Thai Sativa types, with some plants of Christmas-tree form. It describes long internodes with quite dense buds.[1] Versions of the listing from 2020 to March 2026 classified the line as C. sativa subsp. indica var. indica.[5][6] RSC reports that limited intersex traits, in under 5 per cent of plants, are usual.[1] It gives the purpose as ganja (bud).[1]
Aroma
RSC describes classic ganja aromas of chocolate, coffee, incense and leather, with some variants fruitier and sweeter.[1]
Effects
RSC describes a long-lasting, euphoric high with a social and creative character that turns calming and anti-anxiety towards its close.[1]
Notes
RSC describes the listing's photograph as a staged colonial-era shot of Congolese men smoking ganja (liamba). It comments that even the better and more sympathetic Western colonial accounts of subsp. indica show some of the racialised paternalism the photograph demonstrates.[1]
Smoke Reports
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Congolese". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hemp & Multipurpose". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Congolese". Kwik Seeds. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Congolese". The Real Seed Company. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Congolese". The Real Seed Company. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Congolese". The Real Seed Company. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.