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* [[Aburana]] (''nippo-oleifera group''){{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Brassica rapa''
| image = Brassica rapa plant.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Brassica]]''
| species = '''''B. rapa'''''
| binomial = ''Brassica rapa''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Brassica rapa''''' is a [[plant]] widely cultivated as a [[leaf vegetable]], a [[root vegetable]], and an [[oilseed]].
==Cultivar groups==
Cultivated varieties of ''Brassica rapa'' include:
* [[Bok choy]] (''chinensis group'')
* Mizuna (''nipposinica group'')
* [[Flowering cabbage]] (''parachinensis group'')
* [[Chinese cabbage]] (''pekinensis group'')
* [[Turnip]] (''rapa group'')
* [[Rapini]] (''ruvo group'')
* [[Tatsoi]]
== Experimental organism ==
Some varieties of this plant are used for experiments as they require little more attention than the proper amounts of [[light]], [[water]], and [[fertilizer]]. These "fast plants" are ideal for basic [[botany]] and [[biology]] experiments, as they grow quickly, maturing in about 40 days. Some genetically modified versions mature in just 28 days. This short growing time makes them easier to experiment with than most other plants. Some of these plants have even been sent to outer space to test [[germination]].
Its a water plant that lives in the jungle.
== External links ==
{{unimelb|Brassica_rapa.html}}
*[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Brassica+rapa&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on ''Brassica rapa'']
*{{ITIS|ID=23063|taxon=''Brassica rapa''|year=2006|date=17 November}}
{{Commons|Brassica rapa}}
[[Category:Brassica]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Root vegetables]]
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