Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt, R. Mansfeld, Verz. Landwirtsch. u. Gartn. Kulturpfl., Auf. 2, ed. J. Schultze-Motel, 1:304. 1986 (Syn: Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr.; (=) Brassica pe-tsai L. H. Bailey; (=) Brassica rapa var. glabra Regel; (=) Brassica rapa subvar. pe-tsai (L. H. Bailey) Kitam.; (≡) Sinapis pekinensis Lour. (basionym));
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Image by Gurcharan Singh 

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Fruits & Vegetables Week: Brassica rapa var. pekinensis, the Napa cabbage: Brassica rapa var. pekinensis, the Napa cabbage, used as salad and cooked as vegetable.


– I think this one has very soft leaves and is used in Sandwiches and burgers.



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Brssicaceae Week: Brassica rapa var. pekinensis, the Napa cabbage: Brassica rapa var. pekinensis, the Napa cabbage, used as salad and cooked as vegetable.

What a wonderful collection of Brassica Sir!! Learnt a lot!! Thanks a lot for sharing!!
The most popular Korean dish ‘Kimchi’ is made of this……I love it!!


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SK2034 09 July 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu
Date: 19 June 2019
Elevation: 1300 m.

Habit : Cultivated

Which Brassicaceae ?

Pl. check comparative images at Brassica

I tried but not getting the id.

Brassica rapa subsp pekinensis ?

Not sure. Difficult to be sure due to numerous cultivars of cultivated ones.
Pl. check:

OK …!


Yes it is var. pekinensis, but all are now submerged in B. rapa



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