Black Mustard
Black Mustard/ True Mustard
Scientific name: Brassica nigra (L.) Koch
Local name: Kalsarisha
Chromosome number: 2n=16
Taxonomic Position of Black Mustard According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | :Plantae |
| Division | :Magnoliophyta |
| Class | :Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | :Dilleniidae |
| Order | :Capparales |
| Family | :Brassicaceae |
| Genus | :Brassica |
| Species | : B. nigra |
Botanical Description of Brassica nigra
Habit: annual herb
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Erect, branched above, glabrous and glaucous above
Leaf: Simple, alternate
Inflorescence: Panicle
Flower: Complete, pedicillate
Calyx: Sepal oblong or spreading
Corolla: Petal 4, cruciform
Androecium: Stamen 6, tetradynamous
Gynoecium: Ovary cylindrical, superior
Fruit: Siliqua
Chromosome number: 2n=16