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Taxon:  Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. (Brassica oleracea Portuguese Kale Group)



Summary
Genus:
Brassica
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Brassiceae
Nomen number:
105448
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 2:584. 1821
Comment:
  • [or B. oleracea Portuguese Kale Group]
  • actually published as B. oleracea B. acephala ζ costata
Verified:
05/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brassica oleracea L. (1 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. medullosa Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. oleracea (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. palmifolia DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. ramosa DC. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabauda L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica L. (0 active accession[s])
Brassica oleracea L. var. viridis L. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brassica oleracea L. var. tronchuda L. H. Bailey
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Reference(s)
  1. Bailey, L. H. Manual of cultivated plants, revised ed. 1949
  2. Dias, J. S. 1995. Genetic relationships of Portuguese coles and other close related Brassica genotypes using nuclear RFLPs. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 42:363-369.
  3. Dias, J. S. 1995. Genetic relationships of Portuguese coles and other close related Brassica genotypes using nuclear RFLPs. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 42:363-369.
  4. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  5. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
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  9. Kresovich, S. et al. 1992. Characterization of genetic identities and relationships of Brassica oleracea L. via a random amplified polymorphic DNA assay. Theor. Appl. Genet. 85:190-196.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  11. Márquez-Lema, A. et al. 2010. Transferability, amplification quality, and genome specificity of microsatellites in Brassica carinata and related species. J. Appl. Genet. 51:123-131.
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  18. Smith, L. B. & G. J. King. 2000. The distribution of Bo-CAL-a alleles in Brassica oleracea is consistent with a genetic model for curd development and domestication of the cauliflower. Molec. Breed. 6:603-613.
  19. Smith, L. B. & G. J. King. 2000. The distribution of Bo-CAL-a alleles in Brassica oleracea is consistent with a genetic model for curd development and domestication of the cauliflower. Molec. Breed. 6:603-613.
  20. Snogerup, S. 1980. Chapter 7. The wild forms of the Brassica oleracea group (2n=18) and their possible relations to the cultivated ones. Brassica crop and wild allies, biology and breeding. 1980 121-132.
  21. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 1. Genome evolution of diploid and amphidiploid species. Theor. Appl. Genet. 75:784-794.
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  23. Song, K. et al. 1988. Brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). 2. Preliminary analysis of subspecies within B. rapa (syn. campestris) and B. oleracea. Theor. Appl. Genet. 76:593-600.
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  27. Taylor, J. D, et al. 2002. Sources and origin of resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Brassica genomes. Phytopathology 92:105-111.
  28. Taylor, J. D, et al. 2002. Sources and origin of resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Brassica genomes. Phytopathology 92:105-111.
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Common names
English
Bedford cabbage –
braganza –
Portuguese cabbage –
Portuguese cole –
Portuguese tree kale –
seakale cabbage –
tronchuda cabbage –
tronchuda kale –
French
chou à grosses côtes –
chou tronchuda –
German
portugiesischer Kohl –
Rippenkohl –
Tronchudakohl –
Portuguese
couve-de-nervuras –
couve-Manteiga –
couve-penca –
couve-portuguesa –
couve-tronchuda –
Spanish
col de pezon grueso –
col tronchuda –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
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=105448. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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