Garg ji Kashmiri haak is one of the land races of collards belonging to Brassica oleracea var. viridis (formerly var. acephala) that can't be given a taxonomic rank simply because even var. viridis is not given a formal rank in recent databases. A colleague in Kashmir University had named it B. haakii, but perhaps name was not properly published. The various varieties of B. oleracea are now simply classified as cultivar Groups, because all are maintained under cultivation:
- *Brassica oleracea* Acephala group <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acephala_group> – kale <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale> - *Brassica oleracea* Viridis group – collard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_(plant)> greens - *Brassica oleracea* Alboglabra group – kai-lan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai-lan> (Chinese broccoli) - *Brassica oleracea* Botrytis group – cauliflower <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauliflower>, Romanesco broccoli <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli>, and broccoflower <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoflower> - *Brassica oleracea* Capitata group – cabbage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage> - *Brassica oleracea* Gemmifera group – Brussels sprouts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout> - *Brassica oleracea* Gongylodes group – kohlrabi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi> - *Brassica oleracea* Italica group – broccoli <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli> Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 10:22 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Shakir ji. > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Shakir Ahmad (Amateur Taxonomist) <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug, 2021, 10:15 am > Subject: Taxonomic treatment required for Brassica oleraceae var virdis > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > Sir, Please have a look at kashmiri saag a vegetable mostly eaten in > kashmir. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUyiige3%3D5sXVSjYGRQF5%3Dk6NC-TJfDcz5fXX2pn_2FoA%40mail.gmail.com.
