Plant Details

Accepted name:: Brassica cretica subsp. cretica [Brassicaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Brassica cretica Lam.
Infraspecies:: 2

Brassica cretica subsp. aegaea (Heldr. & Halácsy) Snogerup, M.A.Gust. & Bothmer

Brassica cretica subsp. laconica M.A.Gust. & Snogerup

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
blumenkohl	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
broccoli	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
calabrese	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cape broccoli	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cauliflower	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cavolfiore	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cavolo fiore	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chou brocoli	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chou fleur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chou fleur d'hiver	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
coliflor	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
couve-flor	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hana-yasai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hua ye cai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kapusta cvetnaja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
karifurawā	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kembang kol	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kol bunga	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
koliplor	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kopfbrokkoli	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kubis bunga	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
perennial broccoli	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
spear cauliflower	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sprouting broccoli	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
‫قرنبيط‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Seeds		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. Sp. Pl.: 667 (1753).
Brassica botrytis (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768).
Brassica cretica convar. botrytis (L.) G.H.Loos Florist. Rundbr., Beih. 7: 124 (2004).
Brassica cretica subsp. nivea (Boiss. & Spruner) M.A.Gust. & Snogerup Bot. Chron. 3: 8 (1983).
Brassica cretica var. nivea (Boiss. & Spruner) O.E.Schulz in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 105(70): 37 (1919).
Brassica leucantha Boiss. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 45 (1878).
Brassica nivea Boiss. & Spruner in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 72 (1843).
Brassica oleracea subsp. botrytis (L.) Metzg. Syst. Beschr. Kohlart.: 35 (1833).
Brassica oleracea proles botrytis (L.) Duchesne in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 744 (1785).
Brassica oleracea stirps botrytis (L.) DC. Syst. Nat. 2: 586 (1821).
Brassica oleracea convar. botrytis (L.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 241 (1866).
Brassica oleracea var. nivea (Boiss. & Spruner) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 4: 96, 212 (1907).
Brassica oleracea subvar. nivea (Boiss. & Spruner) Coss. Comp. Fl. Atlant. 2: 185 (1885).
Brassica rupicola Boul. Fl. Lib.-Syr. 1: 27 (1930), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Brassica cretica subsp. cretica	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Brassica oleracea var botrytis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Brassica oleraceae var. botrys	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)
Brassica oleraceae var. botrytis	Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005)

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