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Taxon:  Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC.



Summary
Genus:
Moricandia
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
417446
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 2:626. 1821
Verified:
07/18/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC. subsp. arvensis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  7. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  8. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. Atlas florae europaeae. 1972-
  9. Pottier-Alapetite, G. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones. 1979-1981
  10. Prakash, S. et al. 1998. A Moricandia arvensis based cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration system in Brassica juncea. Theor. Appl. Genet. 97:488-492. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  11. Prakash, S., S. R. Bhat & T.-D. Fu. 2009. Chapter 7. Wild germplasm and male sterility. Biology and breeding of Crucifers. 2009 113-128. Note: CRC Press, Hoboken
  12. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
  13. Tahir, M. & R. Watts. 2011. Moricandia. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, oilseeds. 2011 12:191-197.
  14. Takahata, Y. & T. Takeda. 1990. Intergeneric (intersubtribe) hybridization between Moricandia arvensis and Brassica A and B genome species by ovary culture. Theor. Appl. Genet. 80:38-42. http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
  15. Takahata, Y. et al. 1993. Wide hybridization between Moricandia arvensis and Brassica amphidiploid species (B. napus and B. juncea). Euphytica 69:155-160.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea, second edition. 1993
Common names
English
violet-cabbage –
German
Acker-Morikandie –
Swedish
blåsenap –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece s.w.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMalta  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySardinia 
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (s.w.), Italy (incl. Sicily), Malta
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sardinia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.)
Economic Uses


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