Datisca cannabina, called false hemp, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Datisca, family Datiscaceae, native to the Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus, Anatolia, the Levant, the Transcaucasus, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas and Nepal.[2] It is one of the very few species known to have true androdioecy, meaning it has a mix of male and hermaphroditic individuals.[3] Local artisans use its roots to produce a fast yellow dye.[4]

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Datisca cannabina
Male flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Datiscaceae
Genus:	Datisca
Species:	D. cannabina
Binomial name
Datisca cannabina L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Cannabina laevis Moench Datisca glabra Stokes Datisca nepalensis D.Don

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