EPPO Global Database

Brassica napus(BRSNN)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-10

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BRSNN
  • Preferred name: Brassica napus
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Probably originated as a hybrid between B. oleracea and B. rapa, but area of origin uncertain. It has probably existed as a weed in Europe since ancient times. The type subspecies is the widely cultivated plant developed from it, for the production of oilseed. The English name "canola" is given to cultivars with a low erucic acid content, but is also used in the same way for other Brassica oil crops. Draft genome sequence published in 2009.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Brassica campestris subsp. biennis Schübler & G. Martens
Brassica campestris var. oleifera de Candolle
Brassica napus subsp. napus Linnaeus
Brassica napus subsp. oleifera (de Candolle) Metzger
Brassica napus var. arvensis (Lamarck) Thellung
Brassica napus var. biennis (Schübler & G. Martens) Reichenbach
Brassica napus var. oleifera (Mönch) Delile

Common names
Name
Language
lakër Albanian
أبو ركبة Arabic
لفت Arabic
harbia Basque
бяла рапс Bulgarian
рапс Bulgarian
nap Catalan
ōu zhōu yóu cài Chinese
欧洲油菜 Chinese
repica  Croatian
brukev řepka Czech
raps Danish
koolzaad Dutch
coleseed English
colza English
oilseed rape English
rape English
swede English
rapeseed English (US)
lanttu Finnish
chou navet French
colza French
Raps German
lefet shvedit Hebrew
לֶפֶת שְׁוֶדִית Hebrew
olajrepce Hungarian
gulrófa Icelandic
repja Icelandic
ráib Irish
cavolo navone Italian
colza Italian
ravizzone Italian
seiyô-aburana Japanese
セイヨウアブラナ Japanese
yu chae Korean
유채 Korean
rapsai Lithuanian
raps Norwegian
arràbe Occitan
nabét Occitan
nàp Occitan
nàpou Occitan
nàts Occitan
rzepak Polish
colza Portuguese
nabiça Portuguese
nabo Portuguese
tornepo Portuguese
broajbă Romanian
nap Romanian
tiuş Romanian
брюква Russian
капуста брюква Russian
капуста масличная Russian
рапс Russian
репица Serbian
kapusta repková Slovak
navadna ogrščica Slovene
colza Spanish
nabiza Spanish
nabo Spanish
colza guacha Spanish (AR)
raps Swedish
kolza Turkish
ріпак Ukrainian