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, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, 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, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang

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.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

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:

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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