Moricandia arvensis

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: Moricandia arvensis

Name

Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 626 (1821).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Brassica arvensis L., Mant. Pl. 1: 95 (1767).
• Homotypic
  • Hesperis arvensis (L.) Cav., Descr. Pl.: 431 (1802).
  • Turritis arvensis (L.) W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 108 (1812).
  • Erucastrum decandollei K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L. Spenner, Fl. Friburg. 3: 947 (1829), "decandollii".
  • Eruca arvensis (L.) Noulet, Fl. Bass. Sous-Pyrén.: 54 (1837).
  • Diplotaxis arvensis (L.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer, Comp. Fl. German., ed. 2, 2: 103 (1838).
  • Brassica moricandia Boiss.. Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 38 (1840), nom. nov., nom. illeg. [POWO: Voy. Bot. Espagne "1: 341"]
  • Agrosinapis arvensis (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 329 (1868).
• Heterotypic
  • Brassica purpurea Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).
  • Crantzia frutescens Lag. ex DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 627 (1821), in syn.
  • Moricandia arvensis var. fabariifolia C.Presl, Fl. Sicul. 1: 101 (1826).
  • Diplotaxis brassiciformis Koch ex Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 38 (1839), pro syn.
  • Sisymbrium amplexicaule Jan ex E.Fourn., Rech. Anat. Taxon. Crucifères: 142 (1865), nom. inval.
  • Moricandia longirostris Pomel, Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 367 (1875).
    • Moricandia arvensis var. longirostris (Pomel) Batt. in J.A. Battandier & L.C. Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 64 (1888).
  • Moricandia arvensis var. robusta Batt. in J.A. Battandier & L.C. Trabut, Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 34 (1905).
  • Moricandia arvensis var. garamantum Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 172 (1929).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (casual) 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, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (introduced). Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (introduced). 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. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Moricandia arvensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 09. Reference page. 
• Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Moricandia arvensis in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 24.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Moricandia arvensis. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Moricandia arvensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2019. Reference page.

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Moricandia arvensis. Accessed: 5 Mar 2025.
• Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collaborators 2024. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 14. March 2024. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page. 

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