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Taxon:  Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg. (Brassica rapa Turnip Rape Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
319648
Place of publication:
Syst. Beschr. Kohlart. 49. 1833
Comment:
[or B. rapa Turnip Rape Group]
Verified:
06/04/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
241 (241  active, 91  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica rapa L. (1409 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt (51 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt var. parachinensis (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt (6 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt var. purpuraria (L. H. Bailey) Kitam. (4 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. dichotoma (Roxb.) Hanelt (49 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. japonica Shebalina (0 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. narinosa (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt (0 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt (20 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt var. perviridis L. H. Bailey (1 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg. f. annua (Metzg.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg. f. biennis (Metzg.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt (248 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa (638 active accession[s])
Brassica rapa L. subsp. trilocularis (Roxb.) Hanelt (27 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Brassica rapa L. unranked oleifera DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica campestris L.
Brassica campestris L. subsp. campestris
Brassica campestris L. unranked oleifera DC., nom. inval.
Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham
Brassica rapa L. subsp. sylvestris Janch., nom. nud.
Brassica rapa L. var. sylvestris Purchas & Ley
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bird rape –
canola –
colza –
field mustard –
Polish canola –
turnip rape –
wild turnip –
French
navette –
German
Rübsaat –
Rübsen –
Italian
ravizzone –
Japanese Rōmaji
natane –
Portuguese (Brazil)
nabo-selvagem –
nabo-silvestre –
Spanish
nabina –
Swedish
åkerkål –
Transcribed Chinese
yun tai –
Distribution
Cultivated ()
Adventive
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola
  • MESOAMERICA: Nicaragua
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay [Alto Paraguay], Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Other ()
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319648. Accessed 1 April 2025.

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