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21 Aug 2024 Journal article

Unveiling Colombia's medicinal Cannabis sativa treasure trove: Phenotypic and Chemotypic diversity in legal cultivation

Diego J. Enríquez, Julio C. Alonso, Lucas Hille, Stefan Brand, Ulrike Holzgrabe, Daniela Vergara, Guillermo Montoya, Yesid A. Ramírez

Phytochemical Analysis· 2024

Phytochemical and phenotypic characterisation of 156 legally cultivated Cannabis sativa plants grown across diverse ecological regions of Colombia. Ten cannabinoids and 23 terpenes were quantified by liquid and gas chromatography alongside other phenotypic traits. The data resolve four distinct chemotypes based on cannabinoid profile. Type I varieties show significantly higher terpene content (>0.03%) and Type IV varieties show lower content (<0.03%). β-myrcene emerges as the dominant terpene in balanced and CBD-dominant varieties. The authors report that several normally uncommon terpenes appear in significant quantities and suggest that Colombian environmental conditions may favour their expression.

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2024-08-21 2026-05-04 Unveiling Colombia's medicinal Cannabis sativa treasure trove: Phenotypic and Chemotypic diversity in legal cultivation Journal article Diego J. Enríquez, Julio C. Alonso, Lucas Hille, Stefan Brand, Ulrike Holzgrabe, Daniela Vergara, Guillermo Montoya, Yesid A. Ramírez Phytochemical Analysis 2024 10.1002/pca.3436 https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pca.3436 https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ Phytochemical and phenotypic characterisation of 156 legally cultivated Cannabis sativa plants grown across diverse ecological regions of Colombia. Ten cannabinoids and 23 terpenes were quantified by liquid and gas chromatography alongside other phenotypic traits. The data resolve four distinct chemotypes based on cannabinoid profile. Type I varieties show significantly higher terpene content (>0.03%) and Type IV varieties show lower content (<0.03%). β-myrcene emerges as the dominant terpene in balanced and CBD-dominant varieties. The authors report that several normally uncommon terpenes appear in significant quantities and suggest that Colombian environmental conditions may favour their expression.