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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (Brassica oleracea Chinese Kale or Kailaan Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
7670
Place of publication:
Misc. Publ. U.S.D.A. 643:12. 1948
Comment:
[or Brassica oleracea Chinese Kale or Kailaan Group]
Verified:
05/15/2010 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. 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. medullosa Thell. (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
Basionym
Brassica alboglabra L. H. Bailey

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. var. albiflora auct.
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Reference(s)
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  20. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Brassica oleracea Alboglabra Group
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  40. Tanaka, N. et al. 2009. Inheritance of cabbage head formation in crosses of cabbage × ornamental cabbage and cabbage × kale. Pl. Breed. (New York) 128:471-477. Note: mentions "Brassica alboglabra" as a probable progenitor of B. oleracea var. capitata
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  43. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Brassica oleracea var. albiflora Kuntze
Common names
English
Chinese broccoli –
Chinese kale –
German
chinesischer Brokkoli –
chinesischer Kohl –
Indonesian
kailan –
Malay
kailan –
Portuguese
gaillon –
Transcribed Chinese
bai hua gan lan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhere
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
6Other    probable origin e. Asia
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Other (probable origin e. Asia)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetablein China and SE AsiaHerklots, G. A. C. 1972. Vegetables in South-East Asia. 193.
Human foodvegetablein China and SE Asia, as Brassica alboglabraMansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2. Note: = Brassica alboglabra L. H. Bailey
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=7670. Accessed 3 May 2025.