Podding radish
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| Raphanus caudatus L. |
The podding radish, or rattail radish, is a plant of the genus Raphanus, named for its edible seed pods. It is treated by some authors as a cultivar group of Raphanus sativus, Raphanus sativus L. Caudatus Group, and by some authors as a separate species, Raphanus caudatus, meaning in either case “radish with a tail”.
It is found primarily in India and Southeast Asia, and is believed to have originated in China[1]. It was first known in the West no later than 1815, when introduced into England from Java[2].
[edit] References
- ^ Raphanus sativus 'Caudatus'. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ Rat-Tailed Radish. Kitchen Gardeners International. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
[edit] External links
- Information from the Missouri Botanical Garden
- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
- Information from the Plants for a Future database
- Article from Kitchen Gardeners International with historical information, detailed description, recipes, and references
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