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Brassica rapa Vegetable Turnip Group [White Turnip]
| Family Name: | Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) |
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| Common Name: | Turnip, 芜菁, 大头菜, 圆根 |
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
| Lifespan (in Singapore) | Biennial, Annual |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
| Maximum Height | 20 cm to 50 cm |
Biogeography
| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Sub-Tropical / Monsoonal, Highland / Montane |
| Local Conservation Status | Exotic (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Roots | It has stout taproot, often fusiform to tuberous(turnips). |
| Foliage | Leaves very variable. depending on the cultivar, growing in a rosette during the vegetative stage; basal leaves more or less petioled, bright green, lyrate-pinnatipartite, dentate, crenate or sinuate with large terminal lobe and up to 5 pairs of rather small lateral lobes; lower cauline leaves sessile, clasping, pinnatifid; upper cauline leaves sessile, clasping, undivided, glaucous, entire to dentate. |
| Flowers | Inflorescence a loosely corymbiform raceme with open flowers over-topping the buds. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Edible Plant Parts (Edible Leaves, Edible Roots, Edible Storage Organs) Food (Fruit & Vegetable : All products, the foliage as well as the root of vegetable turnip, are fresh vegetables, consumed boiled or fresh in salads.) |
Landscaping Features
| Landscape Uses | Small Gardens, Container Planting |
| Thematic Landscaping | Economic Garden |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
| Water Preference | Lots of Water, Moderate Water |
| Planting Remarks | The plant require the lower temperatures of tropical highlands and well adapted to long-day conditions. Most cultivars of vegetable turnip require a degree of cold induction for flowerings. |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Non - Foliar and Storage
| Root Type | Underground (Tap Root) |
| Specialised Storage Organ(s) | Underground (Root Tuber) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Flower Location | Terminal |
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| Master ID | 31554 |
| Species ID | 5953 |
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