Galapagos Species Database

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Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck

brócoli, sprouting broccoli, broccoli, asparagus broccoli

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Capparales

Family
Brassicaceae

Genus
Brassica

Species
oleracea

Subspecies
var. italica

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Taxon origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Year of first record: 1993

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Standley, P.C. Steyermark, J.A. (1946) Cruciferae. In: Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (Eds.), Flora of Guatemala-Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 354–380.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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