Bunias

Bunias
Bunias orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Bunias
L.
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Erucago Mill.
  • Laelia Adans.
  • Leiocarpaea (C.A.Mey.) D.A.German & Al-Shehbaz

Bunias is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. The genus includes three accepted species which range from the Mediterranean region to central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Siberia, and northern China.[1]

  • Bunias cochlearioides Murray
  • Bunias erucago L. – crested warty cabbage, corn rocket[2]
  • Bunias orientalis L. – Turkish rocket, hill mustard, Turkish warty cabbage, warty cabbage[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bunias L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ^ Blažević, Ivica; Đulović, Azra; Čikeš Čulić, Vedrana; Burčul, Franko; Ljubenkov, Ivica; Ruščić, Mirko; Generalić Mekinić, Ivana (January 2019). "Bunias erucago L.: Glucosinolate Profile and In Vitro Biological Potential". Molecules. 24 (4): 741. doi:10.3390/molecules24040741. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6412829. PMID 30791395.
  3. ^ Dietz, Hansjörg; Steinlein, Thomas; Ullmann, Isolde (1999-11-01). "Establishment of the invasive perennial herb Bunias orientalis L.: An experimental approach". Acta Oecologica. 20 (6): 621–632. Bibcode:1999AcO....20..621D. doi:10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00104-6. ISSN 1146-609X.