Taxon:  Moricandia suffruticosa (Desf.) Coss. & Durieu



Summary
Genus:
Moricandia
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
313227
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 4:282.  1855
Verified:
07/18/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Brassica suffruticosa Desf.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC. subsp. suffruticosa (Desf.) Maire

No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: = Morcandia arvensis (L.) DC.
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  3. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: = Moricandia arvensis subsp. suffruticosa
  4. Ozenda, P. 1977. Flore du Sahara, ed. 2
  5. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: = Moricandia arvensis subsp. suffruticosa
  6. Tahir, M. & R. Watts. 2011. Moricandia. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, oilseeds 12:191-198.
  7. Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:249-258. Note: lists in database
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
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=313227. Accessed 15 April 2026.