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'''Chinese cabbage''' (''[[Brassica rapa]]'') is a [[China|Chinese]] [[leaf vegetable]] commonly used in [[Chinese cuisine]]. The vegetable is related to the Western [[cabbage]] and of the same [[species]] as the [[Turnip (brassica rapa)|common turnip]]. There are many variations on its name, spelling, and [[scientific classification]]. ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== There are two distinctly different groups of ''Brassica rapa'', and a wide range of varieties within these two groups. The binomial name ''B. campestris'' is also used. The ''Pekinensis'' group is the more common of the two, especially outside Asia; names such as '''da baicai''' (lit. "large white vegetable"); '''petsay'''/'''pechay''' ([[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]); '''Chinese white cabbage'''; '''baechu, wongbok, nappa, or napa, cabbage'''; and '''hakusai''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 白菜) usually refer to members of this group. ''Pekinensis'' cabbages have broad green leaves with white [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s, tightly wrapped in a cylindrical formation and usually, but not necessarily, forming a compact head. As the group name indicates, this is particularly popular in northern China around [[Beijing]] (Peking). The ''Chinensis'' group was originally classified as its own species under the name ''B. chinensis'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]. When used in English, the name '''Pak choi''' typically refers to ''Chinensis''. Smaller in size, the Mandarin term '''xiao baicai''' ("small white vegetable") as well as the descriptive English names '''Chinese chard''', '''Chinese mustard''', '''celery mustard''', and '''spoon cabbage''' are also employed. ''Chinensis'' varieties do not form heads; instead, they have smooth, dark green leaf blades forming a cluster reminiscent of [[Mustard plant|mustard]] or [[celery]]. ''Chinensis'' varieties are popular in southern China and [[South-East Asia]]. Commercial variants of ''Chinensis'' include: * '''choy sum''' (also '''yu choy'''), can refer to either a small, delicate version of pak choi or simply the flowering heart of any Chinese cabbage. It might also refer to the heart of '''Shanghai pak choi'''. * '''Shanghai pak choi''' refers to dark green varieties where the varioles are also green. It's probably the most common vegetable in Shanghai, where it's simply called '''qingcai''' ("green vegetable"). ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Bokchoyflower.jpg|Bok choy's yellow flowers Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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