In article <199703102208.RAA24890 at mail3.uts.ohio-state.edu>,
kramer.8 at OSU.EDU (David W. Kramer) wrote:
> >Would someone clarify the scientific name for
> >rapeseed for me? Is it Brassica rapa or
> >Brassica napa?
> >
> >Tom W.
> >Southfield, MI
>> Rapeseed is Brassica rapa var. oleifera. Brassica napus (note: napus not
> napa) is Rutabaga.
And then there is Napa Cabbage, one of the main groups of chinese
cabbage. This is a trade designation, not a botanical one.
--
Thomas Björkman
Dept. of Horticultural Sciences
Cornell University
