Brassica cretica

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Brassica cretica
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Subsp. aegaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica
Species:
B. cretica
Binomial name
Brassica cretica
Synonyms [2]
  • Brassica oleracea var. cretica(Lam.) Coss.

Brassica cretica is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Eastern Mediterranean, [2] particularly to Greece and the Aegean Islands. [3] It was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785. [1] A 2021 study suggested that it was the origin of cultivated Brassica oleracea , with later admixture from other Brassica species. [3]

Subspecies

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online recognized three subspecies: [2]

Other sources have recognized only two subspecies, subsp. cretica and subsp. nivea(Boiss. & Spruner) M.A.Gust. & Snogerup. Some populations identified as B. cretica appear to be escapes from cultivation. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brassica cretica Lam.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-12-25
  2. 1 2 3 "Brassica cretica Lam.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-12-25
  3. 1 2 3 Mabry, Makenzie E; Turner-Hissong, Sarah D; Gallagher, Evan Y; McAlvay, Alex C; An, Hong; Edger, Patrick P; Moore, Jonathan D; Pink, David A C; Teakle, Graham R; Stevens, Chris J; Barker, Guy; Labate, Joanne; Fuller, Dorian Q; Allaby, Robin G; Beissinger, Timothy; Decker, Jared E; Gore, Michael A & Pires, J Chris (2021), "The Evolutionary History of Wild, Domesticated, and Feral Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae)", Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38 (10): 4419–4434, doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab183 , PMC   8476135 , PMID   34157722
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