Brassica CRUCIFERAE Cheiranthus 



a. Brassica caulorapa Pasq. Kohlrabi (B.M. 436). Stout herb, 4-8 dm. high; fls. 

 light yellow, IV; fr. V; stem enlarged into a tuber above ground. Introduced 

 from Europe; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated for the edible tubers. 



b. Brassica chinensis Linn. Pak-choi ^|g (Pai Ts'ai) (B.M. 438). Erect herb, to 

 lm.; fls. pale yellow, IV; fr. V. stem lvs. narrow. Eastern Asia; locally in An., 

 Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaf vegetable. 



c. Brassica narinosa Bailey Broad- beaked Mustard %^M (P'iao Erh Ts'ai) (B.M. 

 437). Stout herb, to lm.; fls. yellow, IV; fr. V; stem lvs. almost orbicular. 

 Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaf vegetable. 



d. Brassica nipposinica Bailey var. laciniifolia Bailey (B.G. 1:86, f. 36, 37). Erect 

 herb, to lm.; fls. pale yellow, IV; fr. V; lvs. laciniately cleft. Japan and 

 China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaf vegetable. 



e. Brassica oleracea Linn. var. botrytis Linn. Cauliflower (B.M. 436). Stout herb, 

 4-8 dm. high; fls. cream- colored, IV, in dense terminal clusters; fr. V. Introduced 

 from Europe; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated for edible flg. head. 



f. Brassica oleracea Linn. var. capitata Linn. Cabbage j^H (Kan Lan) (B.M. 435). 

 Stout herb, to lm.; fls. cream-colored, V; fr. VI; lvs. forming a hard head. 

 Introduced from Europe; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaf vegetable. 



g. Brassica oleracea Linn. var. gemmifera Zenker Brussels Sprouts (B.M. 435). 

 Stout herb, 7-10 dm. high; fls. cream-colored, V; fr. VI; bearing small lfy. 

 heads in the main If. axils. Introduced from Europe; locally in An., Che., Ki., 

 Ku. Cultivated for the edible lfy. heads. 



h. Brassica parachinensis Bailey Mock Pak-choi (B.M. 438). Erect herb, to lm.; 



fls. light yellow, IV; fr. V; lvs. petiolate, not clasping. China; locally in An., 



Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaf vegetable, 

 i. Brassica pekinensis Rupr. (B. pe-tsai Bailey) Shantung Cabbage (B.M. 437). 



Erect herb, to lm. ; fls. light yellow, IV; fr. V; lvs. in compact conical head. 



China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated for the edible lfy. heads, 

 j. Brassica purpuraria (Bailey) Bailey (B. campestris Linn. var. pmpuraria Bailey) 



Purple-stemmed Mustard ^^ (Tze Ts'ai Tai) (B.G. 4:330). Stout herb, 7- 



10dm. high; fls. yellow, IV; fr. V; stems dark purple. China; locally in An., 



Che., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, young flg. stems used as a vegetable. 



9. Descurainia Webb & Berth. tftt&MM ( p u Niang Hao Shu) 

 Brg. herbs (ours) or shrubs with finely dissected lvs. and small yellow fls. : fr. 

 an elongated silique, ivithout beak. About 20 species, mostly in north temperate 

 regions; one in China. (Named for Francois Descourain, 1658-1740, French apothecary 

 and botanist.) 



1. Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb fl&t$M (Pu Niang Hao) (G.M. 711). Erect herb, 

 0.5-1 m. high; fls. yellow, IV-V; fr. V-VI. Eurasia; locally in Ku. Roadside 

 weed. 



10. Cheiranthus Linn. Wallflower %£Ys1$M (Kuei Chu Hsiang Shu) 

 Perennial herbs with entire lvs., covered with appressed forked hairs: fls. orange- 

 yellow and brown: silique 4-angled. About 15 species, in southern Eurasia; two in 

 China. (From Cheiri, the Arabic name of a plant; and anthos, flower.) 



1. Cheiranthus cheiri Linn. Wallflower g^it (Kuei Chu Hsiang; Fragrant-cin- 

 namon Bamboo) (B.M. 439). Erect herb, 2-4 dm. high; fls. yellow to reddish 



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