Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBrassica
Scientific name with authorshipBrassica napus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brassica campestris f. annua Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica campestris f. glauca (Roxb.) PrainBrassica campestris f. luteoalba MakinoBrassica campestris f. quadrivalvis (Hook.f. & Thomson) PrainBrassica campestris f. rutabaga DC.Brassica campestris f. simplex PrainBrassica campestris f. spontanea MakinoBrassica campestris subsp. annua Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica campestris subsp. biennis Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica campestris subsp. napobrassica (L.) DC.Brassica campestris subsp. napobrassica (L.) Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica campestris subsp. napus (L.) Hook.f.Brassica campestris subsp. pabularia DC.Brassica campestris subsp. rapifera (Metzg.) SinskayaBrassica campestris var. akana MakinoBrassica campestris var. biennis (Schübl. & G.Martens) Rchb.Brassica campestris var. bullatopetsai MakinoBrassica campestris var. communis DC.Brassica campestris var. dentatopetsai MakinoBrassica campestris var. dichotoma Duthie & FullerBrassica campestris var. glauca (Roxb.) Duthie & FullerBrassica campestris var. napobrassica (L.) DC.Brassica campestris var. napobrassica (L.) PrainBrassica campestris var. napus (L.) Bab.Brassica campestris var. nippo-oleifera MakinoBrassica campestris var. oleifera (K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.) PrainBrassica campestris var. pabularia DC.Brassica campestris var. toria Duthie & FullerBrassica carinatua var. saharensis A.Chev.Brassica gongylodes Mill.Brassica harmsiana O.E.SchulzBrassica indica Steffek, 1887Brassica macrorhiza GrayBrassica macrorhiza var. sativa GrayBrassica napobrassica L.Brassica napobrassica Mill.Brassica napus f. alba DC.Brassica napus f. annua (Schübl. & G.Martens) Thell.Brassica napus f. biennis (Schübl. & G.Martens) Thell.Brassica napus f. dissecta Peterm.Brassica napus f. dolichocarpa O.E.SchulzBrassica napus f. flava DC.Brassica napus f. micrantha O.E.SchulzBrassica napus f. nigricans DC.Brassica napus f. rubescens Peterm.Brassica napus f. typica Posp.Brassica napus subsp. esculenta DC.Brassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) HaneltBrassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) JafriBrassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) O.SchwarzBrassica napus subsp. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.Brassica napus subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg.Brassica napus subsp. oleifera (Moench) DelileBrassica napus subsp. oleifera (Moench) Metzg. ex SinskayaBrassica napus subsp. oleifera DC.Brassica napus subsp. pabularia (DC.) Janch.Brassica napus subsp. rapifera Metzg.Brassica napus var. aestiva Endl.Brassica napus var. alba DC.Brassica napus var. annua K.KochBrassica napus var. annua W.D.J.KochBrassica napus var. arabica O.E.SchulzBrassica napus var. arvensis (Duchesne) Thell.Brassica napus var. biennis (Schübl. & G.Martens) Rchb.Brassica napus var. brevirostris BorbásBrassica napus var. edulis DelileBrassica napus var. esculenta DC.Brassica napus var. flava DC.Brassica napus var. glauca (Roxb.) O.E.SchulzBrassica napus var. hiemalis DöllBrassica napus var. italica Alef.Brassica napus var. leptorhiza SpachBrassica napus var. napobrassica (L.) DollBrassica napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.Brassica napus var. napusBrassica napus var. nigricans DC.Brassica napus var. oleifera (DC.) MetzgerBrassica napus var. oleifera DC.Brassica napus var. oleifera DelileBrassica napus var. pabularia (DC.) Rchb.Brassica napus var. rapifera Metzg.Brassica napus var. rossica Alef.Brassica napus var. rutila Alef.Brassica napus var. sahariensis A.Chev.Brassica napus var. sarcorhiza SpachBrassica napus var. schebalinae Bondartseva & Pivov.Brassica napus var. syntomocarpa O.E.SchulzBrassica napus var. trimestris Boenn.Brassica napus var. ulti (Prain) O.E.SchulzBrassica oleifera MoenchBrassica oleifera Salisb., 1796Brassica oleracea f. praecox Spreng.Brassica oleracea var. arvensis Duch.Brassica oleracea var. hongnoensis H.Lév.Brassica oleracea var. napobrassica L.Brassica oleracea var. pseudocolza H.Lév.Brassica oleracea var. suecica GrayBrassica praecox Kit.Brassica praecox Kit. ex Hornem.Brassica praecox Schult.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier279419-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.