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Taxon:  Brassica napus L.



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7661
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:666. 1753
Verified:
02/24/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
806 (806  active, 573  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus (634 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. annua (Schubl. & G. Martens) Thell. (6 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus f. napus (1 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. napus var. pabularia (DC.) Alef. (3 active accession[s])
Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg. (53 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
rape –
Japanese Rōmaji
seiyō-aburana –
Swedish
raps –
Transcribed Chinese
ou zhou you cai –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalapagos Islands 
6Other     
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galapagos Islands]
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
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URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7661. Accessed 30 October 2024.

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