Fwd: Taxonomic treatment required for Brassica oleraceae var virdis

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Shakir ji.

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With regards,
J. M. Garg

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From: Shakir Ahmad (Amateur Taxonomist) <saadiks...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug, 2021, 10:15 am
Subject: Taxonomic treatment required for Brassica oleraceae var virdis
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Sir, Please have a look at kashmiri saag a vegetable mostly eaten in kashmir. 

[Gurcharan Singh]

Garg ji

Kashmiri haak is one of the land races of collards belonging to Brassica oleracea var. viridis (formerly var. acephala) that can't be given a taxonomic rank simply because even var. viridis is not given a formal rank in recent databases. A colleague in Kashmir University had named it B. haakii, but perhaps name was not properly published. The various varieties of B. oleracea are now simply classified as cultivar Groups, because all are maintained under cultivation:

• Brassica oleracea Acephala group – kale
• Brassica oleracea Viridis group – collard greens
• Brassica oleracea Alboglabra group – kai-lan (Chinese broccoli)
• Brassica oleracea Botrytis group – cauliflower, Romanesco broccoli, and broccoflower
• Brassica oleracea Capitata group – cabbage
• Brassica oleracea Gemmifera group – Brussels sprouts
• Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group – kohlrabi
• Brassica oleracea Italica group – broccoli

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/