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botanical illustration of Turnip, Brassica rapa var. rapa

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Turnip

Brassica rapa var. rapa

Turnip · Seven-Top Turnip · Rapini · Chou navet, Navet, Navet potager · Navet potager · bird's rape · common mustard · field mustard · rape

At a glance

Origin / distribution: CZ, FR, SE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CAMPESTEROL, PHYLLOQUINONE, PHYTOSTEROLS, BETA-SITOSTEROL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Brassicaceae

Scientific name: Brassica rapa var. rapa

Common names: Turnip, Seven-Top Turnip, Rapini, Chou navet, Navet, Navet potager, Navet potager, bird's rape, common mustard, field mustard, rape

History

The source record documents this plant in CZ, FR, SE.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • CZ
  • FR
  • SE

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • BrrTCP4b interacts with BrrTTG1 to suppress the development of trichomes in <i>Brassica rapa</i> var. <i>rapa</i>. · 2024 source ↗
  • Functional Differentiation of the Duplicated Gene <i>BrrCIPK9</i> in Turnip (<i>Brassica rapa</i> var. <i>rapa</i>). · 2024 source ↗
  • Establishment of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system to Brassica rapa var. rapa. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • CAMPESTEROL
  • PHYLLOQUINONE
  • PHYTOSTEROLS
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • STIGMASTEROL

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Brassica rapa var. rapa
Brassica rapa var. rapa · No machine-readable author provided. Karpe~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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