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 oleracea L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brassica acephala H.Lév. ex Prain, 1913Brassica acephala H.Lév., 1910Brassica alba Boiss.Brassica alboglabra L.H.BaileyBrassica arborea Steud.Brassica bullata Pasq.Brassica campestris subsp. sylvestris (DC.) Janch.Brassica capitala DC.Brassica capitala DC. ex H.Lév.Brassica capitata (L.) Pers.Brassica cauliflora GarsaultBrassica caulorapa (DC.) Pasq.Brassica cephala DC.Brassica cephala DC. ex H.Lév.Brassica fimbriata Steud.Brassica gemmifera H.Lév.Brassica laciniata Steud.Brassica maritima TardentBrassica millecapillata H.Lév., 1910Brassica millecapitata H.Lév.Brassica muscovita Steud.Brassica odorata SchrankBrassica odorata Schrank ex Steud.Brassica oleracea f. aberdeenea Alef.Brassica oleracea f. alba DC.Brassica oleracea f. albida DC.Brassica oleracea f. ardeina Alef.Brassica oleracea f. atrorubens Alef.Brassica oleracea f. aurata Alef.Brassica oleracea f. azurea UspenskiBrassica oleracea f. capitata L., 1753Brassica oleracea f. chamaegongyla Alef.Brassica oleracea f. chamjodusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. chlorusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. compressa DuchesneBrassica oleracea f. conica DC.Brassica oleracea f. culinarum Alef.Brassica oleracea f. depressa DC.Brassica oleracea f. dinojodusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. dissecta Peterm.Brassica oleracea f. elliptica DC.Brassica oleracea f. erythrobotrys Alef.Brassica oleracea f. exaltata (Rchb.) Thell.Brassica oleracea f. germanorum Alef.Brassica oleracea f. grangei Alef.Brassica oleracea f. humilis DC.Brassica oleracea f. jodocephala Alef.Brassica oleracea f. jodogongyla Alef.Brassica oleracea f. longa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. loudonii Alef.Brassica oleracea f. luteola Alef.Brassica oleracea f. macrocephala Alef.Brassica oleracea f. macrogongyla Alef.Brassica oleracea f. magniportana Alef.Brassica oleracea f. major DC.Brassica oleracea f. media Alef.Brassica oleracea f. microcephala Alef.Brassica oleracea f. oblonga DC.Brassica oleracea f. obovata DC.Brassica oleracea f. opsibotrys Alef.Brassica oleracea f. opsigongyla Alef.Brassica oleracea f. opsjodusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. pentovillea Alef.Brassica oleracea f. phaeusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. praecox DC.Brassica oleracea f. procera Alef.Brassica oleracea f. protobotrys Alef.Brassica oleracea f. protojodusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. purascens DC.Brassica oleracea f. purpurascens DC.Brassica oleracea f. pyramidalis Mill.Brassica oleracea f. pyramidula Alef.Brassica oleracea f. quercifolia DC.Brassica oleracea f. rubra (L.) Peterm.Brassica oleracea f. rubra (L.) Thell., 1918Brassica oleracea f. salinaria Kitt.Brassica oleracea f. schizogongyla Alef.Brassica oleracea f. selenisia (L.) O.E.SchulzBrassica oleracea f. semiclausa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. serotissima Alef.Brassica oleracea f. sphaerica DC.Brassica oleracea f. sublaciniata Alef.Brassica oleracea f. theiusa Alef.Brassica oleracea f. turionensis DC.Brassica oleracea f. ulmensis Alef.Brassica oleracea f. veris Alef.Brassica oleracea f. versicolor DC.Brassica oleracea f. violacea DuchesneBrassica oleracea f. violascens G.MartensBrassica oleracea f. viridis (L.) DC.Brassica oleracea f. viridis DuchesneBrassica oleracea subsp. acephala (DC.) Metzg.Brassica oleracea subsp. acephala (DC.) Schubler & G.Martens, 1834Brassica oleracea subsp. acephala DC.Brassica oleracea subsp. bullata (DC.) Metzg.Brassica oleracea subsp. bullata DC.Brassica oleracea subsp. capitata (L.) DC.Brassica oleracea subsp. capitata (L.) Metzg.Brassica oleracea subsp. capitata (L.) Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica oleracea subsp. caulorapa (DC.) Metzg.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier279435-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.