A cultigen (from the Latin cultus – cultivated and gens – kind) is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection. These man-made or anthropogenic plants are for the most part plants of commerce that are used in horticulture agriculture and forestry.
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