*Brassica rapa *var. *oleifera *DC. ?? https://www.gbif.org/species/6449378
Thank you. Saroj Kasaju On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 5:51 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree due to unfriendly circumstances and precarious slope. > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 9:08 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Chadwell ji >> >> On 27 Jan 2017 8:20 a.m., "[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This does seem to be a Brassica. I cannot avoid saying that the photos >>> are not good - indeed some are completely out-of-focus >>> with none in close-up. This makes identification more difficult. >>> >>> Having said that, this does appear like a 'weed' which has 'escaped' >>> from cultivation, as frequently happens with many Brassicas >>> in different parts of the world incl. the UK. >>> >>> The Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal lists 13 taxa >>> belonging to 5 species within the genus. >>> >>> All the species present in Nepal are recorded from the UK and using a >>> key from 'The New flora of the British Isles' (hoping it applies to >>> material in Nepal), >>> 3 species are separated on the basis of stem-leaves being distinctly >>> clasping the stem at base. I have not found Brassicas always easy to tell >>> apart in the UK. >>> >>> They are Brassica oleracea, B.napus & B.rapa. *Of these, the most >>> likely is B.rapa, commonly known as 'Turnip' but I am from from sure about >>> this*. This has 3 varieties in Nepal: var. dichotoma - which is >>> cultivated in India & Nepal for oil; var. quadrivalvis - cultivated in >>> India & Nepal; var. trilocularis - cultivated in Nepal, Himalaya and Assam. >>> >>> The Plant List has an alarming number of synonyms for B.rapa! >>> >>> Not sure how to distinguish between these and even if I had notes/a key, >>> whether the images taken show sufficient detail is another matter. >>> >>> *As this is likely to prove to be an "escape from cultivation" only, I >>> do NOT consider any more time is justified on this - especially as the >>> photos are inadequate. IF there is someone with expertise **in the >>> genus Brassica, then perhaps they will be in a position to comment with >>> authority.* >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 4:28:40 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> >>>> Location: Suryabinayak,Bhaktapur, Nepal >>>> Altitude: 5000 ft. >>>> Date: 14 January 2017 >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>> >>> > -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQjQrTKMcFRgbO9AGx8xJhw1dpm3dgFekFLF1WAufW_2w%40mail.gmail.com.
