Raphanus caudatus
The rat-tail radish (Chinese: t 鼠尾蘿蔔, s 鼠尾萝卜, shǔwěi luóbó), serpent radish, or tail-pod radish[1] is a plant of the radish genus Raphanus named for its edible seed pods.[2] Linnaeus described it as the species Raphanus caudatus; it is now sometimes treated as a variety of the common radish (R. sativus), either caudatus or mougri.[1]
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| Species: | R. caudatus |
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It is found primarily in India and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in China.[3] It was first known in the West no later than 1815, when introduced into England from Java.[4]
References
- "Raphanus sativus var. mougri". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- Mogri
- "Raphanus sativus 'Caudatus'". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- "Rat-Tailed Radish". Kitchen Gardeners International. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
- " Multilingual taxonomic information". University of Melbourne.
- Information from the Plants for a Future database
- Article from Kitchen Gardeners International with historical information, detailed description, recipes, and references
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