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Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
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Family:
BRASSICACEAE/CRUCIFERAE
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Citation: Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L., Sp. Pl. 667. 1753; Hajra et al. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 137. 1993; A.N. Henry & T. Ravish. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 212. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Cauliflower
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Cauliflower
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Description:
Glabrous herbs; stems to 10 cm high. Leaves alternate, usually shallowly lobed; upper ones usually enclosing inflorescence; rachises of young inflorescences and pedicels incrassate forming a dense yellowish white head with abortive flowers and buds. Sepals erect, oblong, obtuse, 8-12 x 2-3 mm. Petals obovate, clawed, 15-20 x 4-6 cm. Stamens erect. Fruits erect or on erecto-patent pedicels, 6-10 cm long including 1-2 cm long; seed often 1- beaked, reticulate.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of Europe
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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