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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC.



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
319631
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 2:583. 1821
Comment:
  • [or B. oleracea Thousand Head Kale Group]
  • actually published as B. oleracea B. acephala α ramosa
Verified:
05/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (4 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (5 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. subsp. fruticosa Metzg.
Brassica oleracea L. var. fruticosa (Metzg.) L. H. Bailey
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Reference(s)
  1. Bailey, L. H. 1922. The cultivated Brassicas. Gentes Herbarum 1:77.
  2. Dias, J. S. et al. 1994. Genetic diversity and taxonomy of Portuguese Tronchuda cabbage and Galega kale landraces using isozyme analysis. Euphytica 75:221-230.
  3. Dias, J. S. 1995. Genetic relationships of Portuguese coles and other close related Brassica genotypes using nuclear RFLPs. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 42:363-369. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
  4. Divaret, I. et al. 1999. RAPD markers on seed bulks efficiently assess the genetic diversity of a Brassica oleracea L. collection. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98:1029-1035. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  5. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  6. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  7. Gladis, T. & K. Hammer. 2001. Nomenclatural notes on the Brassica oleracea-group. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 48:7-11. Note: as B. oleracea subsp. capitata convar. fruticosa var. ramosa
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
  9. Hegi, G. et al. 1986. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966- 4(1):446. Note: = cultivariety
  10. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. Atlas florae europaeae. 1972- Note: = B. oleracea subsp. fruticosa Metzg.
  11. Kresovich, S. et al. 1992. Characterization of genetic identities and relationships of Brassica oleracea L. via a random amplified polymorphic DNA assay. Theor. Appl. Genet. 85:190-196. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  12. Mansfeld, R. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. 1959
  13. McFerson, J. 1994. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  15. Santos, M. R. & J. S. Dias. 2004. Evaluation of a core collection of Brassica oleracea accessions for resistance to white rust of crucifers (Albugo candida) at the cotyledon stage. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 51:713-722. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
  16. Snogerup, S. 1980. Chapter 7. The wild forms of the Brassica oleracea group (2n=18) and their possible relations to the cultivated ones. Brassica crop and wild allies, biology and breeding. 1980 121-132. Note: Japan Science Press, Tokyo.
  17. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 1. Genome evolution of diploid and amphidiploid species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 75:784-794. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  18. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 2. Preliminary analysis of subspecies within B. rapa (syn. campestris) and B. oleracea. Theor. Appl. Genet. 76:593-600. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  19. Song, K. et al. 1990. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 3. Genome relationships in Brassica and related genera and the origin of B. oleracea and B. rapa (syn. campestris). Theor. Appl. Genet. 79:497-506. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  20. Treuren van, R. & N. Baas. 2008. Perennial kales: collection rationalization and genetic relatedness to other Brassica oleracea crop types. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:203-210. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
  21. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database
  22. Zeven, A. C. et al. 1989. Diploids and natural autotetraploids in the predominantly vegetatively propagated Brassica. Euphytica 41:59-64.
  23. Zeven, A. C. et al. 1998. Are the duplicates of perennial kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC.) true duplicates as determined by RAPD analysis?. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:105-111. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Common names
English
branching bush kale –
branching cabbage –
bush kale –
perennial kale –
perpetual kale –
thousand-head kale –
Dutch
eeuwig moes –
splijtkool –
splijtmoes –
stekkool –
French
chou à mille têtes –
chou branchu –
chou vivace –
German
Staudenkohl –
Strauchkohl –
Tausendkopfkohl –
Spanish
col de mil cabezas –
Distribution
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia (rare)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium (rare), Germany (rare), Netherlands (rare)
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom [Scotland (rare)], Ireland (rare)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (rare), Portugal (rare)
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (rare)
  • CARIBBEAN: Haiti (rare)
Economic Uses
Animal food
Human food
vegetable (fide Euphytica 41:59. 1989) –


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