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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Brassica rapa L.
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According to:Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census
Published in:Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2 [666]

Brassica rapa subsp. campestris is recognised as a distinct taxon in Qld and NSW, and Brassica rapa subsp. rapa are recognised as distinct in SA. According to S.Snogerup (pers. comm. 2006) "...the cultivated forms, including subsp. rapa (turnip), subsp. oleifera (turnip rape) and subsp. chinensis (salad kale) are freely interbreeding with each other and the wild weedy subsp. campestris. Ruderal specimens are often not clearly referable to any of the subspecies and often very difficult to separate from B. ×napus."

Synonym Source
Brassica rapa subsp. oleifolia W.R.Barker, R.M.Barker, Jessop & Vonow heterotypic orth. var.
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Published in:Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1 [53]
Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Jessup heterotypic nom. inval., nom. nud.
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Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Retter & G.J.Harden heterotypic nom. inval.
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Published in:Retter, L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Brassicaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1 [462]
Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Retter & G.J.Harden heterotypic nom. inval.
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Published in:Retter, L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Brassicaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1 [462]
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt heterotypic
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Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris G.M.Cunn., W.E.Mulham, P.L.Milthorpe & J.H.Leigh heterotypic nom. inval.
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Published in:Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales [319]
Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Pickard heterotypic nom. inval., nom. nud.
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Published in:Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales [91]
Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris Janch. heterotypic nom. inval., nom. nud.
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Published in:Janchen, E. & Wendelberger G. (1953), Kleine Flora von Wien und Burgenland [55]
Brassica rapa subsp. campestris (L.) A.R.Clapham heterotypic
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Published in:Clapham, A.R. in Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1952), Flora of the British Isles [153]
Brassica rapa var. sylvestris Purchas & Ley heterotypic nom. illeg.
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Published in:Purchas, W.H. & Ley, A. (1889), A flora of Herefordshire [20]
Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg. heterotypic
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Published in:Metzger, J. (1833), Systematische Beschreibung der kultivirten Kohlarten [49]
Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa homotypic
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Published in:Metzger, J. (1833), Systematische Beschreibung der kultivirten Kohlarten [49]
Brassica campestris var. oleifera DC. synonym
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Brassica asperifolia Lam. heterotypic
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Published in:Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1785), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 1(2) [746]
Brassica chinensis L. heterotypic
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Published in:Linnaeus, C. (19 February 1755), Centuria I. Plantarum [19]
Brassica campestris L. heterotypic
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Brassica rapa var. sylvestris Briggs heterotypic nom. inval., nom. nud.
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Common Name Source
Chinese Cabbage preferred Australia Australia
Turnip preferred Australia Australia
Turnip Rape preferred Australia Australia
Turnip Rape preferred Australia Australia
White Turnip preferred Australia Australia
Bird Rape Australia Australia
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Bird Rape Australia Australia
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Rapeseed Australia Australia
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Turnip Australia Australia
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Turnip Australia Australia
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Turnip Australia Australia
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Turnip Australia Australia
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Turnip Australia Australia
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White Turnip Australia Australia
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Wild Turnip Australia Australia
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Wild Turnip Australia Australia
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Horuhoru Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Keha Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Kotami Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Kōrau Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Nanī Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Paea Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Pora Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Pōhata Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Pōwhata Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Rearea Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Ruruhau Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Tairua Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Taumairangi Maori New Zealand New Zealand
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Name Source
Brassica rapa L. accepted
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Brassica rapa L. accepted
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Brassica rapa subsp. campestris is recognised as a distinct taxon in Qld and NSW, and Brassica rapa subsp. rapa are recognised as distinct in SA. According to S.Snogerup (pers. comm. 2006) "...the cultivated forms, including subsp. rapa (turnip), subsp. oleifera (turnip rape) and subsp. chinensis (salad kale) are freely interbreeding with each other and the wild weedy subsp. campestris. Ruderal specimens are often not clearly referable to any of the subspecies and often very difficult to separate from B. ×napus."

Identifier Source
NZOR-6-56008 Taxon current
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/66663 Scientific Name current
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http://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51269741 Taxon unknown
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51269741 Taxon current
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/51269712 Taxon Concept current
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http://data.nzor.org.nz/names/6d126350-af01-4494-a586-51d8fc435483 Scientific Name current
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Charophyta
class
Equisetopsida
subclass
Magnoliidae
superorder
Rosanae
order
Brassicales
family
Brassicaceae
genus
Brassica
species
Brassica rapa
subspecies
Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica (L.H.Bailey) Hanelt 
subspecies
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt 
variety
Brassica rapa var. chinensis (L.) Kitam. 
variety
Brassica rapa var. glabra Regel 

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