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Taxon:  Raphanus sativus L.



Summary
Genus:
Raphanus
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
30857
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:669. 1753
Verified:
02/15/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Raphanus sativus L. var. mougri H. W. J. Helm (0 active accession[s])
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. (0 active accession[s])
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus L. H. Bailey
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Common names
English
garden radish –
radish –
Transcribed Chinese
luo bo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaBahrain  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaQatar  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeLatvia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayMisiones 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
6Other     
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Limpopo]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Turkey
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Bermuda, Barbados, Cuba, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Guatemala
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay [Misiones], Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30857. Accessed 7 September 2025.


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