Taxon:  Crambe hispanica L.



Summary
Genus:
Crambe
Section:
Leptocrambe
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
12007
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:671.  1753
Verified:
07/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
28 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Crambe hispanica L. subsp. abyssinica (Hochst. ex R. E. Fr.) Prina (168 active accession[s])
Crambe hispanica L. subsp. hispanica (36 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  7. Jonsell, B. 1976. Some tropical African Cruciferae. Bot. Not. 129:126. Note: includes cult. oil-seed (C. abyssinica) in this taxon
  8. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  9. Leppik, E. E. & G. A. White. 1975. Preliminary assessment of Crambe germplasm resources. Euphytica 24:682. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  10. Maire, R. C. J. E. et al. 1965. Flore de l'Afrique du Nord. 12:356.
  11. Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
  12. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  13. Mulder, J. H. & H. D. Mastebroek. 1996. Variation for agronomic characteristics in Crambe hispanica, a wild relative of Crambe abyssinica. Euphytica 89:267-278. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  15. Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
  16. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  17. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  18. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  20. Warwick, S. I. & R. K. Gugel. 2003. Genetic variation in the Crambe abyssinica - C. hispanica - C. glabrata complex. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 50:291-305.
  21. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAbyssinian mustard  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
EnglishAbyssinian-kale  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishcolewort  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishcrambe  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchchou d'Abyssinie  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchcrambé  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Frenchcrambé d'Abyssinie  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swedisholjekål  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo e.Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia Adriatic IslandsJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly s. & SicilyJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo (e.), Rwanda
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran (w.), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania (s.), Greece, Croatia (Adriatic Islands), Italy (s. & Sicily)
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  4. Prina, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of Crambe, sect. Leptocrambe (Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:514.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12007. Accessed 14 April 2026.