Indica (or indicum) means "of India", or "Indian", in Latin and is applied to things connected with India or South Asia: Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...

• The specific epithets indica and indicum are used in binomial nomenclature to indicate species (or subspecies) of plants, animals etc thought to originate in, or associated with, India.
  • Examples of such species are Mangifera indica (mango), Juniperus indica (black juniper), Azadirachta indica (neem), and Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle).
  • Indica is a long-grain variety of rice (Oryza sativa subsp. indica), as opposed to the short-grain Japonica (O. sativa subsp. japonica).
  • Another example of a botanic subspecies is Cannabis sativa subsp. indica (a type of marijuana).

• Indica is the title of Arrian's account of Nearchus' voyage from India after Alexander the Great's conquest.
• Indica is the title of Megasthenes' account of his travels in South Asia as ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya's court.
• Indica is the name of a car sold by the Indian company Tata Motors under the brand name Tata Indica. it is sold in the UK as CityRover.

Other meanings of Indica apparently lacking a direct connection with India include: In botanical nomenclature, the ICBN prescribes a two-part name or binary name for any taxon below the rank of genus down to, and including the rank of species. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... Binomial name Juniperus indica Bertol. ... Binomial name Azadirachta indica A.Juss. ... Species About 50, including: Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia speciosa The Crape-myrtles Lagerstroemia are a genus of about 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees or large shrubs native to east Asia and Australia. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild species... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cannabis. ... A Cannabis sativa plant Look up marijuana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Indica is the name of an ancient book about India written by Arrian, one of the main ancient historians of Alexander the Great. ... Alexander the Great Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c. ... Nearchus (or Nearchos) was one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC–June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history. ... Megasthenes (c. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Bindusara Maurya Reign: 322 BC-298 BC Place of birth: India Chandragupta Maurya (Sanskrit: चन्द्रगुप्त मौर्य; Greek: Sandrakottos) (born c. ... Tata Motors Limited-(Hindi:टाटा मोटरस) is Indias largest private automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. ... The Tata Indica is a small hatchback automobile manufactured by Tata Motors of India. ... 2004 CityRover Style. ...

• Indica is the name of a Finnish girl-band.

• Indica is a solo project from Eliad Grundland, the man behind the Israeli psychedelic trance group Space Buddha.

• Indica Gallery was a London gallery in the 1960s set up by John Dunbar, Barry Miles and Peter Asher. It was the place where John Lennon and Yoko Ono met.

• Indica Records is a Quebec record label.

• Indica is a Drum & Bass DJ from Cornwall, UK

• Indica are a three piece rock band from Dundee, Scotland.

• Indica were a four piece hardcore, alternative metal band from Midsomer Norton (U.K), who were signed to Sugar Shack records.

• Cannabis Indica is a subspecies of Cannabis noted for providing a much sleepier high than its counterpart, Cannabis Sativa.

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