Brassica
Brassica juncea
Cabbage ( Brassica ) is a genus of cruciferous plants ( Brassicaceae). Many important crops belong to this genus.
Naming
The German generic name carbon has already been borrowed by the Teutons from the Latin caulis " stalk cabbage", only the stalk of a plant referred to in the original sense. The Latin word caulis in turn goes on ancient Greek καυλός ( kaulós ) " stalk, stem, stem ' back.
Description
Brassica species are two or perennial herbaceous plants. The hermaphrodite flowers are cruciform. The four petals are arranged in the shape of a cross. The two fused carpels form a superior ovaries.
The flowers formula is:
The fruits are pods.
Occurrence
The home of the Brassica species is Macaronesia, Europe, northern, eastern and southern Africa, West Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia.
System
The genus Brassica in 1753, first published by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum, Volume 2, page 666. Synonyms for Brassica L. are Brassicaria Pomel and Guenthera Andrz ..
In this genus about 39 species are found:
- Brassica assyriaca Mouterde: The home is northern Syria.
- Brassica aucheri Boiss. The home is Iran and Iraq.
- Brassica Balearica pers. The home is Mallorca.
- Brassica barrelieri (L.) Janka; Home: Spain Portugal, Algeria, Morocco
- Brassica bourgeaui ( Webb ex H.Christ ) Kuntze; Home: Canaries
- Brassica Cadmea Heldr. ex O.E.Schulz; Home: Greece
- Abyssinian mustard or Abyssinian cabbage ( Brassica carinata A.Braun ); Home: Ethiopia
- Brassica cretica Lam.; Home: Greece, Turkey, Lebanon
- Brassica deflexa Boiss.; Home: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Arabia
- Brassica desnottesii Emb & Maire; Home: Morocco
- Brassica dimorpha Coss. & Durieu; Home: Algeria, Tunisia
- Brassica drepanensis ( Caruel ) Damanti; Home: North West Sicily
- Langrispen - cabbage ( Brassica elongata Ehrh. ); Home: Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Morocco
- Mediterranean cabbage ( Brassica fruticulosa Cirillo ); Home: Southern Europe, North Africa
- Brassica gravinae Ten.; Home: Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
- Brassica hilarionis Post; is endemic to Cyprus
- Brassica incana Ten.; Home: Italy, Balkan peninsula, Crimea
- Brassica insularis Moris; Home Sardinia, Corsica, Algeria, Tunisia
- Brown mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. ), Also Indian mustard, brown mustard or rod - carbon; is naturalized worldwide Chinese mustard (Brassica juncea var crispifolia LH Bailey )
- Horn mustard (Brassica juncea var linearifolia )
- Green - in-the- snow (Brassica juncea var multiceps M. Tsen & Lee SH )
- Broad-leaved mustard (Brassica juncea var rugosa ( Roxb. ) M. SH Tsen & Lee), with the variety Red Mustard 'Red Giant'
- Tsa Tsai (Brassica juncea var tsatsai (TL Mao) Gladis, syn. Brassica juncea var tumida M. Tsen & Lee SH )
- Rutabaga, Wruke (Brassica napus subsp. Rapifera Metzg. )
- Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. Napus)
- Cut cabbage ( Brassica napus var pabularia ( DC.) Alef. )
- Ornamental cabbage (Brassica oleracea var acephala DC. )
- Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis L.) Romanesco (Brassica oleracea convar. Botrytis var botrytis )
- White cabbage (Brassica oleracea convar. Capitata var alba) cabbage
- Butter cabbage (Brassica oleracea convar. Capitata var sabauda convar. Fimbriata )
- Herb turbidity ( Turnip ), Teltow turnips, Bavarian turnip, Pfatterer turnip, turnip greens (Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa )
- Pak Choi (Brassica rapa subsp. Chinensis (L.) Hanelt )
- Mizuna, Japanese salad ( Brassica rapa subsp. Nipposinica (LH Bailey ) Hanelt )
- Colza (Brassica rapa subsp. Oleifera ( DC.) Metzg. )
- Choi sum ( Brassica rapa var parachinensis (LH Bailey ) Hanelt )
- Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. Pekinensis ( Lour. ) Hanelt )
- Stalk cabbage ( Brassica rapa var cymosa )
- Aburana (Brassica rapa var nippo - oleifera )