GRIP

GRIP



Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (Brassica oleracea Marrowstem Kale Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
319632
Place of publication:
G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4(1):248. 1918
Comment:
[or Brassica oleracea Marrowstem Kale Group]
Verified:
01/06/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Bothmer, R. von et al. 1995. Brassica sect. Brassica (Brassicaceae). II. Inter- and intraspecific crosses with cultivars of B. oleracea. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 42:165-178.
  2. Dias, J. S. 1995. Genetic relationships of Portuguese coles and other close related Brassica genotypes using nuclear RFLPs. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 42:363-369.
  3. Divaret, I. et al. 1999. RAPD markers on seed bulks efficiently assess the genetic diversity of a Brassica oleracea L. collection. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98:1029-1035.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Ferguson, W. S. 1947. Marrow-stem kale silage. J. Agric. Sci. (Cambridge) 37:77-80.
  6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  7. Hanelt, P. 1996. pers. comm. Note: uses
  8. Hegi, G. et al. 1986. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 4(1):446. Note: = cultivariety
  9. International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  10. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae. Note: = Brassica oleracea subsp. fruticosa Metzg.
  11. Kresovich, S. et al. 1992. Characterization of genetic identities and relationships of Brassica oleracea L. via a random amplified polymorphic DNA assay. Theor. Appl. Genet. 85:190-196.
  12. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  15. Snogerup, S. 1980. Chapter 7. The wild forms of the Brassica oleracea group (2n=18) and their possible relations to the cultivated ones. Brassica crop and wild allies, biology and breeding. 121-132. Note: Japan Science Press, Tokyo.
  16. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 1. Genome evolution of diploid and amphidiploid species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 75:784-794.
  17. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 2. Preliminary analysis of subspecies within B. rapa (syn. campestris) and B. oleracea. Theor. Appl. Genet. 76:593-600.
  18. Spaner, D. & D. R. Lee. 2001. Brassica vegetables as edible greens in Newfoundland. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 81:165-171. Note: this study reports the use of forage kale as leaf-vegetable
Common names
English
marrow-stem kale –
French
chou moellier –
chou mollier –
German
Markkohl –
Markstammkohl –
Italian
cavolo –
cavolo da foglia –
Spanish
col de meollo –
col medular –
col meollosa –
Transliterated Russian
mozgovaja kapusta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagetreated as silageFerguson, W. S. 1947. Marrow-stem kale silage. J. Agric. Sci. (Cambridge) 37:77-80.
Human foodvegetablecommercially grown for forage, but early growing leaves sold as kale in Canada, and eaten cookedSpaner, D. & D. R. Lee. 2001. Brassica vegetables as edible greens in Newfoundland. Canad. J. Pl. Sci. 81:165-171. Note: this study reports the use of forage kale as leaf-vegetable
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=319632. Accessed 3 May 2025.