Brassica cretica is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Eastern Mediterranean,[2] particularly to Greece and the Aegean Islands.[3] It was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785.[1] A 2021 study suggested that it was the origin of cultivated Brassica oleracea, with later admixture from other Brassica species.[3]
| Brassica cretica | |
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| Subsp. aegaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Brassica |
| Species: | B. cretica
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| Binomial name | |
| Brassica cretica | |
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Subspecies
editAs of December 2022[update], Plants of the World Online recognized three subspecies:[2]
- Brassica cretica subsp. aegaea (Heldr. & Halácsy) Snogerup, M.A.Gust. & Bothmer
- Brassica cretica subsp. cretica
- Brassica cretica subsp. laconica M.A.Gust. & Snogerup
Other sources have recognized only two subspecies, subsp. cretica and subsp. nivea (Boiss. & Spruner) M.A.Gust. & Snogerup. Some populations identified as B. cretica appear to be escapes from cultivation.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brassica cretica Lam.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-12-25
- ^ a b c "Brassica cretica Lam.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-25
- ^ a b c Mabry, Makenzie E; Turner-Hissong, Sarah D; Gallagher, Evan Y; McAlvay, Alex C; An, Hong; Edger, Patrick P; Moore, Jonathan D; Pink, David A C; Teakle, Graham R; Stevens, Chris J; Barker, Guy; Labate, Joanne; Fuller, Dorian Q; Allaby, Robin G; Beissinger, Timothy; Decker, Jared E; Gore, Michael A & Pires, J Chris (2021), "The Evolutionary History of Wild, Domesticated, and Feral Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae)", Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38 (10): 4419–4434, doi:10.1093/molbev/msab183, PMC 8476135, PMID 34157722
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