Brassicaceae
Raphanus
Raphanus raphanistrum

Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. rostratus (DC.) Thell.

First published in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 279 (1918)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is E. Medit. to Pakistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine

Introduced into:

Khabarovsk, Mauritius, Primorye, Réunion

Recorded in error in:

Greece

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Eisawi, D. (2016). Taxonomic synopsis of Brassicaceae for the flora of Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 71: 219-226.
  • Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Julien, H.R. & Marais, W. (eds.) (1980). Flore des Mascareignes 31-50: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Hedge, I.C. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jalas, J., Suominen, J. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (1996). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 11: 1-310.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Al-Eisawi, D. (2016). Taxonomic synopsis of Brassicaceae for the flora of Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 71: 219-226.
  • Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Julien, H.R. & Marais, W. (eds.) (1980). Flore des Mascareignes 31-50: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Hedge, I.C. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Probatova, N.S. & al. (2006). Flora Rossiĭskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Dopolneniya i izmeneniya k izdaniyu Sosudistye rasteniya sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka t. 1-8 (1985-1996): 1-454. Russian academy of sciences Far Eastern branch.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan Raphanus rostratus K000568159 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Raphanus rostratus K000318427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Raphanus rostratus K000568158 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [17197] Greece Raphanus rostratus K000568157 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [5405] Israel Raphanus rostratus K000318428 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan Raphanus rostratus K000568160 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [6626] Israel Raphanus rostratus K000318429 Yes
Dec 1, 2016 Boissier, E. [s.n.] Palestine Raphanus pugioniformis K000653896 Isolectotype Yes
Dec 1, 2016 Boissier, E. [s.n.] Palestine Raphanus pugioniformis K000653897 Type Yes
Aug 23, 2005 s.coll. [s.n.] China Raphanus pugioniformis K000568164 Yes
Aug 23, 2005 McDonald [s.n.] Raphanus pugioniformis K000568165 Yes
Aug 23, 2005 Ball, J. [1362] Israel Raphanus pugioniformis K000568163 Yes
Aug 23, 2005 s.coll. [209] Jordan Raphanus pugioniformis K000568166 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images