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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Raphanus raphanistrum L., Sp. Pl. 669 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Jointed charlock; sea radish; wild radish
Description
Annual to perennial. Taproot swollen or slender. Stems usually green, (10)–20–80–(100) cm tall. Rosette and lower stem lvs lyrate-pinnate; terminal leaflet 3–6–(10) × 3–6–(10) cm, as wide or narrower than rest of lf; lateral leaflets in 1–8 pairs. Stem lvs simple or with 1 pair of basal lobes, orbicular to lanceolate, 1–6 cm long. Racemes 15–40–(60) cm long. Pedicels 1–2 cm long, stout at fruiting. Sepals 6–9 × 1–2 mm. Petals yellow, white, brownish, pink, or mauve, usually mauve-veined, 13–20 mm long. Silique (1)–2–8-seeded, cylindric, constricted between seeds, breaking into segments when ripe, weakly to strongly ribbed, tapering at apex, (10)–20–60–(80) × (2)–3–8–(9) mm. Seeds 1.5–3 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington.
Iljinska, A.P. 2008: A taxonomic analysis of the genus Raphanus L. (sect. Raphanus; Brassicaceae). Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 65: 811–822.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Swaamy, K.R.M 2023: Origin, distribution, genetic diversity and breeding of rasdish (Raphanus sativus L.). International Journal of Development Research 13(02): 61657–61673.
