This family contains a considerable diversity of cultivated food crops such as mustard, cress, kale and cabbage brassica oleracea. Brassicaceae, the mustard family of flowering plants order brassicales, composed of 338 genera and some 3,700 species. Brassicaceae cruciferae mustard family herbs with odorous, water juice, annuals, biennials, and perennials the chemicals produced by this family are mustardoil glycosides glucosinolates which defend the plants against microrganisms and animals. It is most highly diversified in central and western asia, mediterranean europe and western north america. The brassicaceae family is one of the major groups of the plant kingdom, being composed of more than 3600 species grouped in 321 genera assigned into 49 tribes. Some important vegetables such as radish, broccoli and cauliflower are in this family. Molecular phylogenetics, temporal diversification, and principles of evolution in the mustard family brassicaceae. Structural features of the leaf of ephemeral species of. More recently and based on a limited sampling of genera, w. Taxon status and synonymy, taxon name, scientific authority, literature source and source verification. The family also includes more than 120 species of weeds. The family includes 375 genera and 3200 species according to willis. Brassicaceaebraskasee botany an equivalent name for the cruciferae. The new data on distribution and systematic of some.
Information about brassicaceae in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family brassicaceae crucifereae or the mustard family are significant parts of the plants and associated microbesbased strategies adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from environmental compartments. The brassicaceae have been regarded as a natural group for over 250 years, beginning with their treatment by linnaeus in 1753 as the klass tetradynamia. A cosmopolitan family, most diverse in the mediterranean region, southwest asia and western north america. Family brassicaceae definition of family brassicaceae by. Pages in category brassicaceae the following 182 pages are in this category, out of 182 total. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in. Of these only 92 genera and about 250 species are reported from our area, which includes 5 genera and 14 species known from cultivation only. The family contains wellknown species, such as brassica oleracea, brassica rapa, brassica napus, raphanus sativus, armoracia rusticana, arabidopsis thaliana, and many others. They are also called the mustard family, or cabbage family. Brassicaceae or the cabbage family is an economically important family of flowering plants, with 372 genera and 4060 species. To determine which of these contrasting patterns of nlr gene expression was predominant among flowering plants, we analyzed additional species for which root and shoot tissues had been subjected to global expression profiling in the same experiment.
Pronunciation of family brassicaceae with 2 audio pronunciations, 5 synonyms, 1 meaning, 8 translations and more for family brassicaceae. Some plants in this family are hot when you eat them, so they are used as spices. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the origins of lineagespecific genes lsgs in arabidopsis thaliana that are restricted to the brassicaceae family. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Brassicaceae definition of brassicaceae by the free. Evolutionary origins of brassicaceae specific genes in. Identification and characterization of srklike sequences linked to the slocus in the tribe biscutelleae. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Trace metals in soils and several brassicaceae plant. If you have a radish or turnip blooming in the garden, then take a close look at the blossoms.
Brassicaceae synonyms, brassicaceae pronunciation, brassicaceae translation, english dictionary definition of brassicaceae. Several alyssum species can accumulate nickel up to 0. Aethionema saxatile, alyssum montanum, alyssum repens, cardamine plumieri, erysimum linariifolium, erysimum carniolicum, isatis tinctoria, rorippa lippizensis, were analyzed with regard to their concentrations of p, k, fe, ca, mg, ni, zn. The brassicaceae is a large plant family 338 genera and 3,700 species of major scientific and economic importance. Brassicaceae definition of brassicaceae by merriamwebster. Free fulltext pdf articles from hundreds of disciplines, all in one place. A species checklist has been prepared for the brassicaceae cruciferae family, providing the first updated list in over 70 years. Stems are smooth towards the top and densely hairy towards the bottom. Another group includes the cabbages, where there are broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Pronunciation of brassicaceae with 3 audio pronunciations, 5 synonyms, 1 meaning, 4 translations and more for brassicaceae. Typification of vascular plants described from the territory of ukraine. Over a hundred species in the family accumulate heavy metals, particularly zinc and nickel, which is a record percentage. The delimitation of genera in the brassicaceae is often difficult because of the frequent independent evolution of what appear to be similar.
Frontiers molecular resources from transcriptomes in the. Toward a global phylogeny of the brassicaceae molecular. Understanding brassicaceae evolution through ancestral. The rapidly falling costs and the increasing availability of large dna sequence data sets facilitate the fast and affordable mining of large molecular markers data sets for comprehensive evolutionary studies. Understanding the evolutionary history of extant genomes is the primary objective of comparative genomics research, fueled by the rapid increase in the availability of new genome. The results of a study conducted by light microscopy of the anatomical structure of the leaf in ephemeral species from the family brassicaceae growing under the conditions of kyzylkum uzbekistan are presented. Commonly known as the mustard family, brassicaceae contains some 338 genera and more than 3,700 species of flowering plants distributed throughout the world.
Usage notes edit this is an accepted alternative name for brassicaceae. Colon cancer might be cut in half by eating lots of broccoli. The family is included in brassicales according to. Brassicaceae article about brassicaceae by the free. When identifying flower parts, it is best to start on the outside of the flower and work towards the middle like this. Brassibase is a developing knowledge system for brassicaceae taxonomy, systematics, evolution, and available germplasm resources and specimen collections. The following diagnostic, structural adaptive features were revealed. A large family of about 350 genera and nearly 3000 species, primarily of the temperate regions and cooler climates. Pages in category brassicaceae the following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The brassicaceae family displays divergent, shootskewed. Brassicaceae, molecular systematics and evolution of. The plant list includes 15,389 scientific plant names of species rank for the family brassicaceae. Brassicaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The brassicaceae cruciferae, or mustard family, is a monophyletic group of about 338. The database contains approximately 14,000 taxonomic names records. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. About the classification report about the classification download. Species of brassicaceae contained within the plant list belong to 349 plant genera. Polyploid evolution of the brassicaceae during the. The brassicaceae cruciferae family, owing to its remarkable species, genetic, and physiological diversity as well as its significant economic potential, has become a model for polyploidy and evolutionary studies.
A list of all accepted names in brassicaceae is available in csv format. Brassicaceae species are characterized by fourpetalled crossshaped flowers that feature two long and two short stamens and produce podlike fruits known as siliques. Brassicaceae a large family of plants with fourpetaled flowers. Arabidopsis thaliana,which is naturalized in china, has become the model organism in many fields of experimental biology. Characters, distribution and types with diagram article shared by. Toward a global phylogeny of the brassicaceae pdf paperity. List of plants in the family brassicaceae britannica. Systematics and phylogeny of the brassicaceae cruciferae.
Utilizing extensive transcriptome pyrosequencing of diverse taxa, we established a resolved phylogeny of a subset of crucifer species. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family brassicaceae. Bioactive compounds from brassicaceae as health promoters. The brassicaceae family shows aberrant shootskewed nlr gene expression. Brassicaceae definition is a family coextensive with the cruciferae. The mustards number about 3000 species worldwide, most of which are herbs. Friends of the regional parks botanic garden a living. Brassicaceae is a family of plants including mustard, wasabi, and horseradish.
The knowledge base includes crossreferenced information on acurate enumeration of all species, genera and tribes, chromosome numbers, genome sizes, morphological characters, and biological traits. Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. Brassicaceae plants of the mustard family previously known as cruciferae mustard flowers are easy to recognize. The brassicaceae mustards are an important speciesrich family in the plant kingdom with taxa distributed worldwide and a complex evolutionary history. This is a list of genera in the plant family brassicaceae, the cabbages and mustards. Download fulltext pdf the brassicaceae cruciferae of turkey, updated article pdf available in turkish journal of botany 314. In this study, lineagespecific genes within the nuclear 1761 genes and mitochondrial 28. Pdf bioactive compounds from brassicaceae as health.