Beta vulgaris

Beta vulgaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Betoideae
Tribus: Beteae
Genus: Beta
Sectio: Beta sect. Beta
Species: Beta vulgaris

Subspecies: B. v. subsp. adanensis – B. v. subsp. maritima – B. v. subsp. vulgaris

Name

Beta vulgaris L., Sp. Pl. 1: 222. (1753)

• Type: Habitat in Angliae & Belgii litoribus maris. Lectotype: Herb. van Royen (L-889.213-556) (Lectotype designated by Leschert, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 93(1): 27, 1993)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Uotila 2011):
  • Beta cicla L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 195. (1767)
  • Beta crispa Tratt., Arch. Gewächsk., uncoloured ed.: 101. (1811)
  • Beta esculenta Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 152. (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Beta sulcata Gasp., in Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 800. (1845)
  • Beta vulgaris subsp. esculenta Cout., Fl. Portugal: 185. (1913)

(further synonyms see The Plant List and Hassler)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum, Tomus I: 222.

Additional references

• Kadereit, G., Hohmann, S. & Kadereit, J.W. 2006. A synopsis of Chenopodiaceae subfam. Betoideae and notes on the taxonomy of Beta. Willdenowia 36: 9–19. doi: 10.3372/wi.36.36101. Reference page. 
• Hedge, I.C. 1997. Beta vulgaris. In: Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. 1997. Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica no. 172. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz, 371 pp., 212 tab. Reference page. : 21–22.
• Uotila, P. 2011. Beta vulgaris. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
• Letschert, J.P.W., Lange, W., Frese, L. & Van Den Berg, R.G. 1994. Taxonomy of Beta section Beta. Journal of Sugar Beet Research 31: 69–85. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Beta vulgaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 May. 28.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Beta vulgaris. Published online. Accessed 14 February 2017.

• The Plant List 2013. Beta vulgaris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 February 14.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Beta vulgaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 February 14.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Beta vulgaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

العربية: بنجر , شمندر , سلق
беларуская: Буракі звычайныя
български: Захарно цвекло
čeština: Řepa obecná
dansk: Bederoe
Deutsch: Rübe
eesti: Harilik peet
Ελληνικά: Τεύτλο
English: Beet
español: Acelga
français: Betterave
hrvatski: Blitva
italiano: Bietola
Lëtzebuergesch: Rout Rommel
Nederlands: Biet
Nordfriisk: Rööw
norsk: Rødbete
norsk nynorsk: Raudbete
polski: Burak zwyczajny
português: Acelga
русский: Свёкла
slovenčina: Repa obyčajná
slovenščina: Navadna pesa
suomi: Juurikas
svenska: Beta
Türkçe: Pancar
中文: 甜菜 Tian cai

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