Brassica juncea

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Brassiceae
Genus: Brassica
Species: Brassica juncea

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern., Conspect. Pl. Charc. 8. (1859)

• Basionym
  • Sinapis juncea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 668 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Brassica arvensis var. juncea (L.) Kuntze, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 164 (1887)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. eujuncea Thell., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50(2): 152 (1908), not validly publ.
  • Crucifera juncea (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 6: 133 (1902)
  • Raphanus junceus (L.) Crantz, Cl. Crucif. Emend.: 110 (1769)
  • Sinabraca juncea (L.) G.H.Loos, Florist. Rundbr., Beih. 7: 131 (2004)
• Heterotypic
  • Brassica argyi H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 4: 227 (1907)
  • Brassica besseriana Andrz. ex Trautv. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 33(I): 134 (1860)
  • Brassica cernua (Thunb.) F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 47 (1886)
  • Brassica cernua var. chirimenna Makino in Y.Iinuma, Somoku-Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 3: 906 (1912)
  • Brassica chenopodiifolia Sennen & Pau in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 15: 95 (1916), pro syn.
  • Brassica chinensis f. japonica (Thunb.) M.Hiroe in Pl. Basho's & Buson's Hokku Lit. 8(1): 143 (1971)
  • Brassica integrifolia (H.West) Rupr. in Fl. Ingrica: 96 (1860)
  • Brassica integrifolia var. timoriana (DC.) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 58 (1919)
  • Brassica japonica (Thunb.) Siebold ex Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 74 (1865)
  • Brassica juncea var. aspera (Prain) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 56 (1919)
  • Brassica juncea subproles aspera Prain in Agric. Ledger 1: 47 (1898)
  • Brassica juncea var. chinensis (L.) N.Busch in Fl. Sibir. Orient. Extremi 1: 166 (1913)
  • Brassica juncea var. crispifolia L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 1: 91 (1922)
  • Brassica juncea var. elata (Prain) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 56 (1919)
  • Brassica juncea subproles elata Prain in Agric. Ledger 1: 47 (1898)
  • Brassica juncea var. foliosa L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 2: 263 (1930)
  • Brassica juncea var. gracilis Tsen & S.H.Lee in Hortus Sinicus 2: 26 (1942)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. integrifolia (H.West) Thell. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50(2): 157 (1908)
  • Brassica juncea var. integrifolia (H.West) Sinskaya in Trudy Prikl. Bot. 19: 339 (1928)
  • Brassica juncea var. japonica (Thunb.) L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 1: 93 (1922)
  • Brassica juncea subproles laevis Prain in Agric. Ledger 1: 47 (1898)
  • Brassica juncea var. laevis (Prain) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 56 (1919)
  • Brassica juncea var. longidens L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 2: 263 (1930)
  • Brassica juncea var. megarrhiza Tsen & S.H.Lee in Hortus Sinicus 2: 21 (1942)
  • Brassica juncea var. multiceps Tsen & S.H.Lee in Hortus Sinicus 2: 20 (1942)
  • Brassica juncea var. multisecta L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 1: 93 (1922)
  • Brassica juncea var. napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) Kitam. in Mem. Coll. Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Ser. B, Biol. 19: 76 (1950)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) Gladis in Feddes Repert. 103: 474 (1992)
  • Brassica juncea var. oleifera Prain in Agric. Ledger 1: 47 (1898)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. rugosa (Roxb.) Prain in Agric. Ledger 5: 47 (1898)
  • Brassica juncea var. rugosa (Roxb.) Tsen & S.H.Lee in Hort. Sin. 2: 19 (1942)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. tsatsai (Z.I.Mao) Gladis in Feddes Repert. 103: 474 (1992)
  • Brassica juncea var. tsatsai Z.I.Mao in Hortus Sinicus 2: 690 (1936)
  • Brassica juncea var. tumida Tsen & S.H.Lee in Hort. Sin. 2: 23 (1942)
  • Brassica juncea subsp. urbaniana (O.E.Schulz) Thell. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 50(2): 158 (1908)
  • Brassica lanceolata (DC.) Lange in G.C.Oeder & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Dan.: t. 2658 (1861)
  • Brassica napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) L.H.Bailey in Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 67: 189 (1894)
  • Brassica napiformis var. multisecta A.I.Baranov in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 63: 286 (1960)
  • Brassica nigra var. japonica (Thunb.) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 79 (1919)
  • Brassica oleracea var. taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 259 (1910)
  • Brassica richeri Lange in G.C.Oeder & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Dan.: t. 2658 (1861)
  • Brassica rugosa (Roxb.) Prain in Bengal Pl. 1: 220 (1903)
  • Brassica taquetii (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 349 (1912)
  • Brassica urbaniana O.E.Schulz in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 511 (1903)
  • Brassica willdenovii Boiss. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 17: 88 (1842)
  • Rhamphospermum volgense Andrz. ex Rupr. in Fl. Ingrica: 97 (1860)
  • Sinapis cernua Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 602 (1784)
  • Sinapis chinensis L. in Mant. Pl.: 95 (1767)
  • Sinapis cuneifolia Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 121 (1832)
  • Sinapis integrifolia H.West in Bidr. Beskr. Ste Croix: 296 (1793)
  • Sinapis integrifolia var. chevalieri Portères in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 15: 1120 (1935)
  • Sinapis japonica Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 602 (1784)
  • Sinapis juncea var. napiformis Pailleux & Bois in Potag. Cur., ed. 2: 372 (1892)
  • Sinapis lanceolata DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 611 (1821)
  • Sinapis oleracea C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl, Delic. Prag.: 18 (1822)
  • Sinapis patens Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 124 (1832)
  • Sinapis ramosa Roxb. in Asiat. Res. 11: 179 (1810)
  • Sinapis rugosa Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 122 (1832)
  • Sinapis sinensis J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 989 (1792)
  • Sinapis tenella Moench in Methodus: 253 (1794)
  • Sinapis timoriana DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 616 (1821)
    

Note: This species is a common cultigen and wildflower found in many countries (see POWO), but whose genetic origins is the Caucasus.

• Czernajew, V.M., 1859. Conspectus Plantarum circa Charcoviam et in Ucrania sponte cresentium et vulgo cultarum 8. 1859 Mar (E. Cosson, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 6(8):609. 1860 Jan)

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brassica juncea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Brassica juncea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 24. Reference page. 
• Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Brassica juncea in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 20.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Brassica juncea. Published online. Accessed: May 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Brassica juncea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 May 2019.
• Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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