| Accepted name: |
Brassica nigra (L.) Koch |
| Synonym(s): |
-Sinapis incana Thuill.
-Sinapis nigra L.
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| English names: |
Black Mustard
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| French names: |
Moutarde noire
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HBRANI
(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 seed oil is used for nutrition and for industrial purposes. The seeds are used for production of mustard, similar to those of B. juncea and Sinapis alba(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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