Edible: Roots, Leaves, Herb, Fruit, Vegetable, Flowers
A cabbage family herb. It is a small quick growing plant with a thickened edible root. The leaves are divided along the middle nerve and are hairy. The end lobe is largest. The flowers are white or lilac with purple veins. The fruit is a pod. It is round in cross section and does not open at maturity. It is constricted between the seeds. The fattened roots can be red, white, purple or black. They can be round, oblong or long and narrow. There are several cultivated varieties especially in China.
A temperate plant. It grows from the coast up to at least 2400 m in the tropics. It grows best in a cool climate of about 15°C. It is frost resistant. It suits hardiness zones 6-9. In Yunnan.
Common Names: Cai cu, La-phug, Lobak, Luo bo, Meelay, Monla, Monla-u, Mula, Nabo silvestre, Papay yuyu, Rabanete, Rabanillo, Rabanito, Rabano, Radeisshu, Radijs, Radis, Ravanello, Rdeča redkvica, Rediska, Rettich
Synonyms:
Probably now Raphanus sativus Radicula group;
Raphanus acanthiformis J. M. Morel;
Raphanus chinensis Miller (1768), not (Linnaeus) Crantz (1769);
Raphanus macropodus H. Léveillé;
Raphanus niger Miller;
Raphanus raphanistroides (Makino) Nakai;
Raphanus raphanistrum Linnaeus var. sativus (Linnaeus) Domin;
Raphanus sativus var. macropodus (H. Léveillé) Makino;
Raphanus sativus f. raphanistroides Makino;
Raphanus sativus var. raphanistroides (Makino) Makino;
Raphanus taquetii H. Léveillé;