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

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. Reference page. 

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(1): 9–19. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36101 . Reference page. 
• Hedge, I.C. 1997. Beta vulgaris. Pp. 21–22 in Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. , Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica Vol. 172. 371 pp., 212 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• 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 In: Roskovh, 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 online. Accessed: 2018 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Beta vulgaris. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb. 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Beta vulgaris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Beta vulgaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb. 2017.
• 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: سلق
беларуская: Буракі звычайныя
български: Захарно цвекло
čeština: Řepa obecná
dansk: Bederoe
Deutsch: Rübe
Ελληνικά: Τεύτλο
English: Beet
español: Acelga
eesti: Harilik peet
suomi: Juurikas
Nordfriisk: Rööw
français: Betterave
hrvatski: Blitva
italiano: Bietola
Lëtzebuergesch: Rout Rommel
Nederlands: Biet
norsk nynorsk: Raudbete
norsk: Rødbete
polski: Burak zwyczajny
português: Acelga
русский: Свёкла
slovenčina: Repa obyčajná
slovenščina: Navadna pesa
svenska: Beta
Türkçe: Pancar
中文: 甜菜 Tian cai

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