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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (Brassica oleracea Red Cabbage and White/Green Cabbage Groups)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7672
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:667. 1753
Comment:
[or B. oleracea Red Cabbage and White/Green Cabbage Groups]
Verified:
05/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
131 (131  active, 36  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (58 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (14 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (65 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (1 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (7 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (5 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (2 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (74 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (2 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC. (9 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (16 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (6 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (69 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. subsp. capitata (L.) Schubl. & G. Martens

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. f. alba DC.
Brassica oleracea L. var. conica DC.
Brassica oleracea L. var. rubra L.
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Common names
English
cabbage –
red cabbage –
Shetland cabbage –
white cabbage –
Danish
hovedkaal –
French
chou cabus –
chou pommé –
chou rouge –
German
Blaukraut –
Rotkohl –
Weißkohl –
Italian
cavolo cappuccio –
cavolo cappuccio bianco –
cavolo cappuccio rosso –
cavolo cappucio conico –
Japanese Rōmaji
kyabetsu –
Portuguese
couve-repolho –
repolho –
Spanish
col –
col repollo –
lombarda –
repollo –
Transcribed Chinese
gan lan –
Transliterated Russian
kočanaja kapusta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Mansfeld, R. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. 1959
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7672. Accessed 2 December 2024.

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