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.
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- Brassica musifolia(Makino) Makino
- Brassica napellaChaix
- Brassica napus var. longirostrisBorbás
- Brassica nipposinica var. laciniifoliaL.H.Bailey
- Brassica oleracea var. taquetiiH.Lév. & Vaniot
- Brassica oleronensisA.Sav. ex Foucaud
- Brassica pe-tsai var. dentataMatsum. & Nakai
- Brassica pekinensisSkeels
- Brassica pekinensis var. cephalataTsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. cylindricaTsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. hiroshimanaMakino
- Brassica pekinensis var. laxaTsen & S.H.Lee
- Brassica pekinensis var. petsaiLour.
- Brassica polymorphaSyme
- Brassica pseudocolzaH.Lév.
- Brassica purpuraria(L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
- Brassica rapa f. albaDC.
- Brassica rapa f. arenariaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. chloroplaxAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. cinerascensAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. depressa(DC.) Prain
- Brassica rapa f. erythroplaxAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. flavescensDC.
- Brassica rapa f. jodopyrgaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. leucoplaxAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. leucopyrgaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. lugdunensisAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. mediaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. melainaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. morignyanaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. nagakabuKitam.
- Brassica rapa f. nigricansDC.
- Brassica rapa f. puniceaDC.
- Brassica rapa f. variegataAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. viridisDC.
- Brassica rapa f. xanthoconaAlef.
- Brassica rapa f. xanthoplaxAlef.
- Brassica rapa subsp. afghanica(Sinskaya) Shebalina
- Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica(Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica(L.H.Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis(Lour.) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa subsp. sarson(Prain) Denford
- Brassica rapa subsp. silvestrisJanch. & Wendelb.
- Brassica rapa subvar. pe-tsai(L.H.Bailey) Kitam.
- Brassica rapa unranked depressaDC.
- Brassica rapa unranked globosaPeterm.
- Brassica rapa var. alboroseaShebalina
- Brassica rapa var. amplexicaulisYo.Tanaka & Ono
- Brassica rapa var. annuaW.D.J.Koch
- Brassica rapa var. annuaMetzg.
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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