Tag: Mustard

Field Mustard

Field Mustard English name: Field Mustard, Rape seed Scientific name: Brassica rapa L. Synoname      : B. napus, B. campestris                     Local name: Magi, Tori, Sarisha Chromosome number: 2n=20     Taxonomic position of mustard According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Dilleniidae Order : Capparales Family : […]

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Brassicaceae

Family: Brassicaceae Conserved name: Cruciferae Popular name: Mustard Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom                     :Plantae Division                       :Magnoliophyta Class                            :Magnoliopsida Subclass                      :Dilleniidae Order                           :Capparales Family                         :Brassicaceae Identifying characters of the family Herb with odorous Watery juice stem Flower Cruciform Four sepals, four petals Stamen six tetradynamous Fruit siliqua Origin and Distribution The family Brassicaceae consists of about 350 genera and […]

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