| Accepted name: |
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Brassica besseriana (Trautv.) Andr.
-Sinapis rugosa Roxb.
-Sinapis juncea L.
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| English names: |
Brown Mustard
Indian Mustard
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| French names: |
Moutarde de l'Inde
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HBRAJU
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The use of the seed oil for nutrition and the use as vegetable are most important. In Europe and in the USA the seeds areused for making mustard (besides those of Sinapis alba)(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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