Brassica rapa
A species in the Brassicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Species
- Brassica rapa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Brassica rapa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
142 synonyms in this snapshot · page 2 of 3
- Brassica musifoliaName author: (Makino) Makino
- Brassica napellaName author: Chaix
- Brassica napus var. longirostrisName author: Borbás
- Brassica nipposinica var. laciniifoliaName author: L.H.Bailey
- Brassica oleracea var. taquetiiName author: H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Brassica oleronensisName author: A.Sav. ex Foucaud
- Brassica pe-tsai var. dentataName author: Matsum. & Nakai
- Brassica pekinensisName author: Skeels
- Brassica pekinensis var. cephalataName author: Tsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. cylindricaName author: Tsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. hiroshimanaName author: Makino
- Brassica pekinensis var. laxaName author: Tsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. petsaiName author: Lour.
- Brassica polymorphaName author: Syme
- Brassica pseudocolzaName author: H.Lév.
- Brassica purpurariaName author: (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
- Brassica rapa f. albaName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa f. arenariaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. chloroplaxName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. cinerascensName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. depressaName author: (DC.) Prain
- Brassica rapa f. erythroplaxName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. flavescensName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa f. jodopyrgaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. leucoplaxName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. leucopyrgaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. lugdunensisName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. mediaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. melainaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. morignyanaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. nagakabuName author: Kitam.
- Brassica rapa f. nigricansName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa f. puniceaName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa f. variegataName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. viridisName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa f. xanthoconaName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa f. xanthoplaxName author: Alef.
- Brassica rapa subsp. afghanicaName author: (Sinskaya) Shebalina
- Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinicaName author: (Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinicaName author: (L.H.Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensisName author: (Lour.) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. sarsonName author: (Prain) Denford
- Brassica rapa subsp. silvestrisName author: Janch. & Wendelb.
- Brassica rapa subvar. pe-tsaiName author: (L.H.Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa unranked depressaName author: DC.
- Brassica rapa unranked globosaName author: Peterm.
- Brassica rapa var. alboroseaName author: Shebalina
- Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulisName author: Yo.Tanaka & Ono
- Brassica rapa var. annuaName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Brassica rapa var. annuaName author: Metzg.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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