Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

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Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South,

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare.

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare.

Brassica juncea

Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare.

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Synonyms: Sinapis juncea L.
Common names: Chinese mustard (English) Indian mustard (English)
Frequency:
Status: Introduced
Description:
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:
Derivation of specific name: juncea: Juncus- or rush-like
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Worldwide distribution: Originally native to Asia but grown almost worldwide as a vegetable and occasionally found as a naturalised escape.
Malawi distribution: N,C,S
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Literature:

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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Flora of Botswana: Brassica juncea
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Brassica juncea
Flora of Mozambique: Brassica juncea
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Brassica juncea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Brassica juncea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Brassica juncea

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brassica juncea
African Plant Database: Brassica juncea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brassica juncea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brassica juncea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brassica juncea
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iNaturalist: Brassica juncea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brassica juncea
JSTOR Plant Science: Brassica juncea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brassica juncea
Plants of the World Online: Brassica juncea
Tropicos: Brassica juncea
Wikipedia: Brassica juncea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Brassica juncea.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124170, retrieved 29 March 2024

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