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Eruca sativa

Mill. (1768)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Eruca

arugula, rocket

Description

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Synonyms (45)

Brassica eruca L. (1753)
Brassica erucoides Hornem. (1815)
Brassica hispida Ten. (1811)
Brassica lativalvis Boiss. (1846)
Brassica sativa (Mill.) Y.Z.Zhao (2018)
Brassica turgida Pers. (1806)
Brassica uechtritziana Janka (1882)
Crucifera eruca E.H.L.Krause (1902)
Eruca cappadocica Reut. ex Boiss. (1859)
Eruca cappadocica var. eriocarpa Boiss. (1867)
Eruca eruca (L.) Asch. & Graebn. (1898)
Eruca foetida Moench (1794)
Eruca glabrescens Jord. (1864)
Eruca glabrescens var. valverdensis Pit. (1909)
Eruca grandiflora Cav. (1802)
Eruca hispida (Ten.) DC. (1821)
Eruca lativalvis Boiss. (1867)
Eruca longirostris var. leptocarpa Pau (1891)
Eruca longistyla Pomel (1875)
Eruca oleracea J.St.-Hil. (1809)
Eruca orthosepala (Lange) Lange (1857)
Eruca permixta Jord. (1864)
Eruca ruchetta Spach (1838)
Eruca sativa proles glabrescens (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud (1895)
Eruca sativa proles permixta (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud (1895)
Eruca sativa subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet (1983)
Eruca sativa var. dasycarpa Rouy & Foucaud (1895)
Eruca sativa var. eriocarpa (Boiss.) Post (1896)
Eruca sativa var. hispida (Ten.) J.Groves (1914)
Eruca sativa var. polysperma Rouy (1883)
Eruca stenocarpa var. major Rouy (1883)
Eruca subbipinnata Chiov. (1932)
Eruca sylvestris Bubani (1901)
Eruca vesicaria subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Thell. (1908)
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa (Mill.) Thell. (1918)
Eruca vesicaria subvar. hispida (Ten.) Thell. (1941)
Eruca vesicaria subvar. oleracea (J.St.-Hil.) Emb. & Maire (1941)
Eruca vesicaria var. cappadocica (Reut. ex Boiss.) P.Fourn. (1936)
Eruca vesicaria var. orthosepala Lange (1853)
Eruca vesicaria var. sativa (Mill.) Thell. (1912)
Euzomum hispidum Link (1831)
Euzomum sativum Link (1822)
Raphanus eruca (L.) Crantz (1769)
Sinapis eruca (L.) Vest (1805)
Sinapis exotica DC. (1821)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Unknown

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.ยบ 1 (1768)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eruca sativa Framer's Market, Koloa Park, Sold as salad green by local vendor Preserved_Specimen Arugula Leaf: petiole pale green, nearly white and shiny above (in through); blade above medium green, dull, with primany and secondary veins nearly white, below paler. Unopened flowers green, sepals tinged purple, stamens yellowish, pistile pale green. Leaves eaten raw; have strong, nasturtium-like bitterness. Hume, L. 384 Kauai BISH 1989-05-08
2 Eruca sativa Koloa, Kalaheo, 3581 Kaloke Rd. house yard Preserved_Specimen herb; to 1 m scape, purple tinged, calyx green, petals pale yellow white, dark venation Lorence, D.H. 9384 Kauai BISH 2005-04-14
3 Eruca sativa Honolulu International Airport; taken from shipment enroute to South Carolina from Honaunau(?); Big Island Preserved_Specimen Lvs deeply pinnately lobed, sparsely hairy, crisp, deep green. Hoe, W.J. 504 Oahu BISH 1989-11-14
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