Brassicaceae

Japanese: Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae

…The distribution of cultivated types is limited to Ethiopia and the surrounding areas in northeastern Africa, and it is a vegetable and oil crop that has been known in this region since ancient times. [Yasuo Sakamoto]
[Cruciferae (=Brassicaceae)]
Dicotyledonous plants. There are 350 genera and about 3,000 species, including radish, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and wasabi. They are found mainly in the temperate and subtropical zones of the Northern Hemisphere, but are particularly abundant in Western Asia and the Mediterranean coastal regions.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…栽培型の分布はアフリカ北東部のエチオピアとその周辺部にのみ限られており,古くからこの地域で知られている野菜および油料作物である。【阪本 寧男】
【アブラナ科Cruciferae(=Brassicaceae)】
 双子葉植物。ダイコン,キャベツ,ハクサイ,ワサビなど350属約3000種があり,主に北半球の温帯から暖帯に多く分布しているが,中でも西アジアから地中海沿岸地方にとくに種類が多い。…

※「Brassicaceae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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