Brassica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 666 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Mongolia and Pakistan, Canary Islands, N. Africa to Somalia and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Central American Pacific Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Congo, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Føroyar, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Kerguelen, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Leeward Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manitoba, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yukon, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • O. E. Sohulz in Engl. Pflanzenr. Crucif. 21 (1919).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 65

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 299 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 666 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by B. Jonsell [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 299 (1754)
  • O.E. Schulz in E.P. IV. 105, 70: 21–84 (1919)
  • Sp. Pl.: 666 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Hooker, J.D. [139] Cabo Verde K001134156 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [579] Cabo Verde K001134158 No
K:SPC-21795.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Greece K000653835 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [657] Algeria K000230333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [657] Algeria K000230334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott, H. [186] K:SPC-15400.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-65518.000 No
Lange, J. [s.n.] Denmark K000653818 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cardoso, J. [86] Cabo Verde K001134157 No
Burt, B.L. [B156] United Kingdom K000731841 No
Lange, J. [s.n.] Denmark K000653819 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-70000.267 No
Tozer, A. [22] Mongolia Crucifera K001611319 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Somalia

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

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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