Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,
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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,
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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,
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Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,
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Borrowdale Common, Harare.
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Borrowdale Common, Harare.
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Borrowdale Common, Harare.
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Synonyms:
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Sinapis juncea L.
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Common names:
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Chinese mustard (English)
Indian mustard (English)
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Frequency:
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Occasional |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Annual herb, up to 70 cm tall. Leaves varying from deeply pinnatifid to almost entire, slightly blue-green, mostly hairless. Flowers in elongated terminal heads, yellow. Fruit narrowly cylindric, 2.5-5 cm long, tapering to a beaked apex. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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juncea: Juncus- or rush-like |
Habitat:
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Disturbed areas |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Originally native to Asia but grown almost worldwide as a vegetable and occasionally found as a naturalised escape. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Z,T |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 3 October 2008 |
Literature:
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Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 147.
Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 186.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 30.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Brassica juncea. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124170, retrieved 1 April 2023
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