Brassicaceae

Crambe L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 671 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, Macaronesia to China, Tropical African Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Extinct in:

Sardegna, Sicilia

Introduced into:

KwaZulu-Natal, Oregon, Western Australia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Prina, A.O. (2009). Taxonomic review of the genus Crambe sect. Crambe (Brassicaceae, Brassiceae). Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 66: 7-24.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 301 (1754)
  • O.E. Schulz in E.P. IV. 105, 70: 228–249 (1919)
  • Sp. Pl.: 671 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Volkens, G. [1706] Tanzania K000230255 Isosyntype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0