EPPO Global Database

Brassica juncea(BRSJU)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-05-25

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BRSJU
  • Preferred name: Brassica juncea
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Czernohorsky

Notes

A hybrid between B. nigra and B. rapa obtained in cultivation (principally in eastern Asia). Some varieties are leafy vegetables, while others are used to produce mustard (from the seeds).  Now widely distributed as a crop plant worldwide.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Brassica besseriana Trautvetter
Brassica cernua (Thunberg) Forbes & Hemsley
Brassica integrifolia (West) Ruprecht
Brassica juncea var. juncea (Linnaeus) Czernohorsky
Brassica napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) Bailey
Brassica rugosa (Roxburgh) Bailey
Sinapis juncea Linnaeus
Sinapis rugosa Roxburgh

Common names
Name
Language
rai Bengali
сарептка зеле Bulgarian
jiè cài Chinese
芥菜 Chinese
brukev sítinovitá Czech
sareptamosterd Dutch
broad-leaf mustard English
Chinese mustard English
Chinese turnip English
India mustard English
Japanese mustard English
leaf mustard English
spinach mustard English
tuberous-rooted mustard English
white mustard English
wild mustard English
brown mustard English (GB)
Indian mustard English (US)
sarepta kapsasrohi Estonian
sarepta sinep Estonian
sareptansinappi Finnish
chou faux-jonc French
moutarde brune French
moutarde de l'Inde French
moutarde de Sarepta French
moutarde jonciforme French
Rutenkohl German
Sareptasenf German
Senfkhol German
sarson patta Hindi
सरसों पत्ता Hindi
szareptai mustár Hungarian
cavolo giunchiforme Italian
cavolo giuncoso Italian
senape indiana Italian
karashina Japanese
seiyokarashina Japanese
seiyô-karashina Japanese
カラシナ Japanese
セイヨウカラシナ Japanese
gat Korean
Korean
sareptas sinep Latvian
sareptinis bastutis Lithuanian
sareptasennep Norwegian
kapusta sarepska Polish
kapusta sitowata Polish
mostarda-castanha Portuguese
mostarda-da-China Portuguese
mostarda-da-índia Portuguese
mostarda-vermelha Portuguese
горчица индийская Russian
горчица сарептская Russian
горчица сизая Russian
капуста сарептская Russian
капуста сизая Russian
капуста ситниковая Russian
њивска репица Serbian
horčica sareptská Slovak
kapusta sitinová Slovak
mostaza de la China Spanish
mostaza de la India Spanish
mostaza hindu Spanish
sareptasenap Swedish
hint hardalı Turkish
гірчиця сарептська Ukrainian