Talk:Romanesco broccoli

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[edit] Delete Romanescu broccoli page

I believe that "Romanescu" is simply a misspelling. The usage does not occur among knowledgeable North Americans. Does it elsewhere? The word, "Romanesco" is of Italian origin, as is the vegetable. "Romanescu" is a Romanian surname that has no connection with this vegetable. Phytism 21:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I'd have to agree with that. I'm not a taxonomic expert, or a botanist, but in the grocery stores in South Africa, its sold as Romanesco. Also, if you search for Romanescu on the International Society for Horticultural Science, there is nothing on Romanescu. Biochemza 17:29, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
The point is somewhat moot as the Romanescu page is currently a redirect to this one. WLU 20:43, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Debate?

I'd be interested in seeing evidence of an academic debate about the classification of Romanesco broccoli. There are dozens of cole crops with flower heads in southern Italy: broccoli, cauliflower, romanesco, sprouting broccoli, and a bunch of oddities rarely seen elsewhere. The farmers, sellers and consumers there don't worry too much about classifying them into groups. In recent decades there has been a lot of research into the order in which the different types developed, that is, which is the derived form. As far as our modern pigeonholes for these vegetables, Romanesco is a cauliflower. The criterion is how much the reproductive organs develop, and Romanesco fits the cauliflower definition perfectly.

Since I believe it misrepresents the state of Brassica oleracea taxonomy, I have deleted the following, "and since then there has been an ongoing debate on how it should be classified." Phytism 18:23, 5 August 2007 (UTC)