Moricandia (Brassicaceae)

Moricandia arvensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Brassiceae
Genus: Moricandia
Species: M. arvensis – M. foetida – M. moricandioides – M. nitens – M. rytidocarpoides – M. sinaica – M. spinosa – M. suffruticosa

Name

Moricandia DC. Syst. Nat. 2: 626 (1821).

• Type species: Moricandia arvensis DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 626 (1821).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oudneya R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa, App. XXII: 220 (1826).
  • Moricanda St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 173 (1881), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France (introduced), Portugal, Sardegna (introduced), Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Hercegovina (doubtfully present), Croatia). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (introduced). Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Somalia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Palestine, Sinai. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1821. Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale, sive Ordines, Genera et Species Plantarum Secundum Methodi Naturalis Normas Digestarum et Descriptarum. Volumen Secundum. 745 pp. Treuttel & Würtz, Paris. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Warwick, S.I., Francis, A. & Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2006. Brassicaceae: species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259(2–4): 249–258. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-006-0422-0 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Moricandia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Moricandia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 8 2023. Reference page.
• Koch, M.A. et al. 2017. Moricandia in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 8.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Moricandia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Feb. 2017.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Moricandia). Moricandia (Brassicaceae). Accessed: 5 Mar 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Moricandia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 5.

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