Brassica campestris (English spelling) Brassica campestris

Japanese: Brassica campestris（英語表記）Brassicacampestris

… [Mitsuru Hotta]...

From "Turnip (蕪/蕪菁)"

...Also called turnip. A biennial plant that is botanically considered to be the same species as rape, Chinese cabbage, and yarrow in the Brassicaceae family. It is a vegetable whose roots are mainly used, and it can be eaten boiled, but is often used as a pickle. In Japan, it has been called "suzuna" since ancient times, and is counted as one of the seven herbs of spring. It is said to be native to the Mediterranean coast, southern Europe, and the Afghanistan region of Asia. It is said to have been cultivated in Europe before the Common Era, and was introduced to China from the west long ago, where it has been cultivated since before 2000. ...

From [rapeseed]

…In Japan, rapeseed is cultivated for the purpose of extracting rapeseed oil from its seeds, and is generally referred to as rapeseed. There are two botanically distinct crops in the Brassicaceae family. One of these, Brassica campestris L. (Chinese colza, the name given to the group of varieties used for oil production), is also called native rapeseed, and is also called red seed (akadane) because its seeds are yellowish-brown and reddish in color.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Brassica campestris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【堀田満】。。…

【カブ(蕪∥蕪菁)】より

…カブラともいう。アブラナ科のアブラナ，ハクサイ，キョウナなどと植物学的には同一種とされる二年草。根部をおもに利用する野菜で，煮食もするが，漬物としてよく利用される。日本では古来から〈すずな〉といわれ，春の七草の一つに数えられている。原産は地中海沿岸，南ヨーロッパ地帯およびアジアのアフガニスタン地方といわれている。ヨーロッパでの栽培起源は紀元前からといわれ，中国へは古く西方より渡来し，2000年以前から栽培されている。…

【ナタネ(菜種)】より

…日本で，種子からナタネ油をとるために栽培され，ナタネと総称されるものには，アブラナ科の，植物学的に異なった2種の作物がある。その一つアブラナBrassica campestris L.(英名Chinese colza。採油用品種群に対する名)は在来ナタネともいわれ，また種子が黄褐色で赤っぽいので赤種（あかだね）とも呼ばれる。…

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