Brassicaceae

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BRASSICACEAE: (Reported from India:  67 genera, 223 species; Represented in efi.  47 genera and 90 species, including 8 from outside India) (Compiled by Dr. Gurcharan Singh on 13.7.20)
1. Alliaria: petiolata.
2. Alyssum: desertorum.
3. Aphragmus: hobsonii, obscurus, oxycarpus, oxycarpus var. stenocarpa.
4. Arabidopsis: lasiocarpa, pumila, russelliana, stricta, taraxifolia, thaliana.
5. Arabis: amplexicaulis, bijuga, nova, pangiensis, pterosperma, recta, saxicola, saxicola var. elatior, tenuirostris, tibetica.
6. Arcyosperma: primulifolium.
7. Atelanthera: perpusilla.
8. Aubrieta: deltoidea (Cult. Switzerland).
9. Aurinia: saxatilis (Cult.).
10. Barbarea: elata, intermedia, vulgaris.
11. Brassica: carinata, juncea, juncea subsp. integrifolia var. crispifolia, juncea subsp. integrifolia var. rugosa, napus, napus subsp. napus, napus subsp. rapifera, nigra, oleracea, var. botrytis, var. capitata, var. gemmifera, var. gongylodes, var. italica, var. sabellica, var. viridis, rapa, rapa subsp. chinensis, rapa subsp. oleifera, rapa subsp. pekinensis, rapa subsp. rapa, tournefortii.
12. Braya: humilis, rosea, thomsonii, tibetica.
13. Cakile: maritima (USA).
14. Camelina: sativa.
15. Capsella: bursa–pastoris.
16. Cardamine: africana, bulbifera (Austria), circaeoides, elegantula, flexuosa, griffithii, hirsuta, impatiens, loxostemonoides, macrophylla, pratensis (Europe), pulchellus, scoriarum, trichocarpa, trifofoliata, violacea, yunnanensis.
17. Chorispora: bungeana, macropoda, sabulosa, sabulosa var. eglandulosa, sibirica, tenella.
18. Christolea: crassifolia, lunuginosa, parkeri, scaposa, stewartii.
19. Clypeola: jonthlaspi.
20. Cochlearia: himalaica.
21. Conringia: planisiliqua.
22. Cordaria: chalepense.
23. Crambe: cordifolia.
24. Crucihimalaya: axillaris, himalaica, lasiocarpa, mollissima, wallichii.
25. Descurainia: sophia.
26. Desideria: himalayensis, pumila.
27. Dilophila: salsa.
28. Diplotaxis: griffithii, muralis.
29. Dontostemon: glandulosus, pectinatus.
30. Draba: affghanica, alshehbazii, altaica, amoena, aubrietoides, cachemirica, cholaensis, dasyastra, elata, ellipsoidea, eriopoda, falconeri, glomerata, gracillima, humillima, korschinskyi, lanceolata, lasiophylla, ludlowiana, meianopus, nemorosa, nuda, oariocarpa, olgae, oreades, polyphylla, radicans, setosa, sikkimensis, stenobotrys, stenocarpa, tenerrima, tibetica, trinervis, verna, winterbottomii.
31. Eruca: vesicaria.
32. Erucaria: crassifolia (Saudi Arabia).
33. Erysimum: aitchinsonii, altaicum, cachemiricum, cheiri, deflexum, funiculosum, hieraciifolium, longisiliquum, melicentae, pachycarpum, repandum, thomsonii.
34. Euclidium: syriacum, tenuissimum.
35. Eutrema: edwardsii, himalaicum.
36. Farsetia: heliophila, jacquemontii, macrantha, stylosa.
37. Goldbachia: laevigata.
38. Guillenia: flaccidum.
39. Hedinia: tibetica.
40. Hesperis: matronalis (Cult.).
41. Hirschfeldia: incana (USA).
42. Hornungia: procumbens.
43. Ianhedgea: minutiflora.
44. Iberis: amara, carnosa (Cult.), odorata, umbellata.
45. Isatis: costata, gymnocarpa, tinctoria.
46. Leiospora: exscapa.
47. Lepidium: africanum, apetalum, capitatum, didymum, latifolium, obtusum, perfoliatum, pinnatifidum, ruderale, sativum, virginicum.
48. Lobularia: maritima.
49. Lunaria: annua (Cult.).
50. Malcolmia: africana, intermedia, strigosa.
51. Matthiola: chorassanica, flavida, incana.
52. Megacarpaea: bifida, polyandra.
53. Myagrum: perfoliatum.
54. Nasturtium: microphyllum, officinale.
55. Neslia: apiculata.
56. Noccaea: andersonii, caerulescens, cochlearioides, montana, perfoliata, platycarpa.
57. Notoceras: bicorne.
58. Olimarabidopsis: pumila.
59. Parrya: minjanensis, nudicaulis.
60. Pegaeophyton: minutum, purii, scapiflorum.
61. Physorhynchus: chamaerapistrum (Oman).
62. Ptilotrichum: canescens.
63. Pycnoplinthus: uniflorus.
64. Raphanus: jaunpurensis, raphanistrum, sativus, sativus var. caudatus.
65. Rorippa: benghalensis, cochlearioides, dubia, indica, madagascariensis, montana, palustris, sylvestris.
66. Savignya: parviflora (Saudi Arabia).
67. Shouwia: purpurea.
68. Sinapis: alba.
69. Sisymbrium: altissimum, brassiciforme, heteromallum, irio, loeselii, officinale, orientale.
70. Smelowskia: calycina.
71. Solms-laubachia: albiflora, parryoides, platycarpa.
72. Thlaspi: arvense.
73. Turritis: glabra.

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. (Images by Gurcharan Singh, Aarti S Khale (Id by Ushadi & J M Garg), Suresh Rana (validation by Gurcharan Singh), Prashant Awale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) & A Sinha (Id by Ushadi & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (for complete discussions & more images, pl. click on the links))

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Brassicaceae – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Family of the week: Brassicaceae(Crusiferae) – indiantreepix | Google Groups

Brassicaceae Week: Introduction.:  Brassicaceae(Crusiferae) Mustard family
The family contains over 330 genera and about 3,700 species, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs (Rarely under shrubs) with watery sap, (pungent juice) containing glucosinolates (mustard oils) and with myoresin cells. Hairs simple branches stellate or peltate.
Vegetative characters :
Leaves : alternate or in basal rosettes,radical or cauline,simple often dissected, rarely pinnately compound sometimes bearing bulbils in axils or leaf surface. Stipules absent.
Inflorescence : Typically racemose, corumbose raceme or flat topped corymb.
Flowers : ebracteate, rarely bracteate.bisexual actinomorphic rarely zygomorphic hypogynous.
Calyx : with 4 sepals free in two whorls.Sepals of lateral pair sometimes saccate at base green or petalloid.
Corolla : 4 petals cruciform, clawed.
Androecium : stamens 6 free tetradinamous(2 short 4 long) dehiscence longitudinal.Nectaries often at base of stamens, pollen grains tricolpate.
Gynoecium : Two united carpels (thus single pistil) syncarpous unilocular.Ovary superior.Gynophore distinct.Style 1 stigmas 2.
Fruit : Siliqua or silicula
Pollination : by insects and dispersal of seeds by wind.
Examples:
Family contributes to many food plants
Radish (Raphenous sativus)
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var : capitata)
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var : botrytis)
Brussels sprouts

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In Maharashtra the family has following genera under it. (BSI Mah Flora)
Farsetia
Eruca
Brassica
Sisymbrium
Cardamine
Nasturtium
Rorippa
Schouwia
Iberis
Thlaspi
Gapsella
Lepidium
Cochlearia
Coronopus.

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An important statements in the book Flowers of Himalaya regarding this family.
“Ripe fruits are necessary for the identification of both genera and species.
Many genera are differentiated by small and often obscure botanical characters, particularly of the fruit, about which experts do not always agree;”
Reproducing a KEY from FOH by Polunin and Stainton
Fruit short, a silicula(Less than 3 times as long as broad)
a) Leaves entire, or toothed. 1BRAYA 2 CRAMBE 3 DRABA 4 ISATIS 5 LEPIDIUM 6 PEGAEOPHYTON 7 THLASPI
b) Leaves deeply lobed 8 MEGACARPAEA
Fruit long, a siliqua(More than 3 times as long as broad)
a) Leaves entire or toothed
i) Flowers white violet,purple or pink 9 ARABIDOPSIS 10ARABIS 11 ARCYOSPERMA 12 CHRISTOLEA 13 ERMANIA 14 MATTHIOLA 15 PHAEONYCHIUM 16 PYCHNOPLINTHOPSIS
ii) Flowers yellow ororange 17 ERYSIMUM
b) Leaves deeply lobed, or compound
i) Flowers white violet or pink 18CARDAMINE 19 CHORISPORA 20 LIGNARIELLA 21 PARRYA 22RAPHANUS 23 RORIPPA
ii) Flowers yellow 24 BARBAREA 25 BRASSICA

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