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 rapa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Barbarea derchiensis S.S.YingBrassica amplexicaulis Hochst.Brassica amplexicaulis Hochst. ex A.Rich.Brassica antiquorum H.Lév.Brassica asperifolia Lam.Brassica asperifolia var. esculenta Gren. & Godr.Brassica asperifolia var. oleifera Godr.Brassica asperifolia var. sylvestris Lam.Brassica brassicata A.Chev.Brassica briggsiae VarenneBrassica briggsii VarenneBrassica campestris L.Brassica campestris f. auriculata (DC.) O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris f. briggsiae (Watson) O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris f. briggsii (Briggs) O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris f. oblonga (Mill.) PrainBrassica campestris f. oleifera DC.Brassica campestris f. pinnata MakinoBrassica campestris f. praecox DC.Brassica campestris f. tenuis O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris f. trilocularis (Roxb.) PrainBrassica campestris subsp. campestrisBrassica campestris subsp. chinensis (L.) MakinoBrassica campestris subsp. dichotoma (Roxb.) G.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. dichotoma (Roxb.) P.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. napus Duthie & FullerBrassica campestris subsp. narinosa (L.H.Bailey) G.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. narinosa (L.H.Bailey) P.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. nipposinica (L.H.Bailey) G.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. nipposinica P.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. oleifera (DC.) Schübl. & Mart.Brassica campestris subsp. oleifera (DC.) SinskayaBrassica campestris subsp. oleifera DC.Brassica campestris subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) G.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) P.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. purpuraria L.H.BaileyBrassica campestris subsp. rapa (L.) Hook.f.Brassica campestris subsp. trilocularis (Roxb.) G.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. trilocularis P.OlssonBrassica campestris subsp. vulgaris Schübl. & G.MartensBrassica campestris var. afghanica SinskayaBrassica campestris var. agrestis PrainBrassica campestris var. amplexicaulis MakinoBrassica campestris var. annua (W.D.J.Koch) Rchb.Brassica campestris var. autumnalis (DC.) O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris var. autumnalis DC.Brassica campestris var. chinensis (L.) N.BuschBrassica campestris var. chinensis (L.) T.ItôBrassica campestris var. chinoleifera ViehoeverBrassica campestris var. dichotoma (Roxb.) G.WattBrassica campestris var. dissecta O.E.SchulzBrassica campestris var. genuina Čelak.Brassica campestris var. glabra SinskayaBrassica campestris var. hiroshimana MakinoBrassica campestris var. mana MakinoBrassica campestris var. musifolia MakinoBrassica campestris var. narinosa (L.H.Bailey) Kitam.Brassica campestris var. ohsakana MakinoBrassica campestris var. orientalis SinskayaBrassica campestris var. osakana MakinoBrassica campestris var. parachinensis (L.H.Bailey) MakinoBrassica campestris var. pekinensis (Lour.) ViehoeverBrassica campestris var. purpuraria L.H.BaileyBrassica campestris var. purpurea L.H.BaileyBrassica campestris var. rapa (L.) C.Hartm.Brassica campestris var. rapifera Metzg.Brassica campestris var. rubra SinskayaBrassica campestris var. rutabaga DC.Brassica campestris var. sarson PrainBrassica campestris var. setulosa CaruelBrassica campestris var. shigatsuna MakinoBrassica campestris var. sotetsuna MakinoBrassica campestris var. trilocularis (Roxb.) Duthie & FullerBrassica campestris var. wakana MakinoBrassica celerifolia (Tsen & S.H.Lee) Y.Z.Lan & T.Y.CheoBrassica chinensis L.Brassica chinensis f. aichi M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. chifu M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. hiberna M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. hiroshimana (Makino) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. honsaitai M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. indivisa (Makino) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. komatsuna (Matsum. & Nakai) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. mana (Makino) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. nigra M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. nozawensis M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. osakana (Makino) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. piaoh-tsai (Kitam.) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. taito M.HiroeBrassica chinensis f. youngtungtsai (Kitam.) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis subsp. utilis M.Tsen & S.H.LeeBrassica chinensis var. angustifolia V.G.SunBrassica chinensis var. chinensisBrassica chinensis var. communis Tsen & S.H.LeeBrassica chinensis var. crispa AndréBrassica chinensis var. dentata (Matsum. & Nakai) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis var. komatsuna Matsum. & NakaiBrassica chinensis var. musifolia (Makino) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis var. narinosa (L.H.Bailey) M.HiroeBrassica chinensis var. oleifera Makino & Nemoto
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 identifier279485-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.