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Botanical name (preferred) : Brassica rapa L. ssp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt |
Botanical name (preferred) : Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt |
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Botanical synonyms : Brassica rapa L. ssp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt var. chinensis * Brassica rapa L. Chinensis Group Brassica rapa L. var. chinensis (L.) Kitam. Brassica chinensis L. var. communis Tsen & Lee Brassica oleracea L. var. chinensis (L.) Prain Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis (L.) Makino Brassica chinensis L. |
Botanical synonyms : Brassica rapa L. subvar. pe-tsai (L. Bailey) Kitam. Brassica rapa L. Pekinensis Group Brassica chinensis L. var. pekinensis (Rupr.) Sun. Brassica rapa L. var. amplexicaulis Yoshio Tanaka & Ono. Brassica pe-tsai L. Bailey Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr. Sinapis pekinensis Lour. |
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Generally transliterated from Chinese as : Bok choy, Baak choi, Paak ts'oi, Pak choy, Pak choi, Pe ts'ai, Pe tsaï, Bai cai. * * |
Generally transliterated from Chinese as : Wong bok, Wong nga bok, Wong nga baak, Wong nga paak, Huang ya bai, Da bai cai * * |
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Danish names : Kinesisk kål |
Danish names : Kinesisk kål , Petsai kål, Salatkål |
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Dutch names : Chinese kool, Pak choy kool |
Dutch names : Chinese kool, Petsai kool |
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English names : Chinese cabbage, Non-heading Chinese cabbage, Pak choi, Chinese chard, Asiatic cabbage, Asian cabbage, Celery mustard, Chinese mustard, Chinese mustard cabbage, Chinese white mustard cabbage , White cabbage. |
English names : Peking cabbage, Beijing cabbage, Heading Chinese cabbage, Chinese white cabbage, Celery cabbage, Chinese celery cabbage, Shantung cabbage, Chefoo cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese leaves, Pe tsai, Napa cabbage, Long white cabbage, Tientsin cabbage, Michihli cabbage. |
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Finnish names : Kiinankaali, Pinaattikiinankaali |
Finnish names : Salaattikiinankaali, Kiinankaali |
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French names : Chou de Chine non pommé, Chou chinois, Chou blette de Chine, Chou pak choi. |
French names : Chou de Pékin, Chou de Chine pommé, Chou pommé de Chine, Chou à salade pékinois, Chou pékinois, Chou blanc de Pékin, Chou de Shanton, Salade pékinoise, Chou pe tsaï. |
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German (Austria) names : Schmalblättriger China-Kohl |
German (Austria) names : Breitblättriger China-Kohl |
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German (Germany) names : Chinakohl, Chinesischer Kohl |
German (Germany) names : Pekingkohl |
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Italian names : Cavolo Chinese, Cavolo di China |
Italian names : Cavolo sedano |
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Norvegian names : Kinakål |
Norvegian names : Kinakål |
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Polish names : Kapusta Chinska |
Polish names : Kapusta Pekinska |
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Portuguese names : Couve da China, Couve chinesa |
Portuguese names : Couve petsai |
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Russian names : Kapusta Chinskaja |
Russian names : Kapusta Pekinskaja |
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Spanish names : Col de la China, Col chino, Col de China |
Spanish names : Col de China , Col petsai |
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Swedish names : Kinesisk kål, Kinesisk pac choi |
Swedish names : Salladskål, Sellerikål, Kinesisk petsai |
* Given the different forms of Chinese cabbages it would be a good idea to add "var. chinensis" at the end of this name to distinguish it from other forms such as var. rosularis, var. nana etc.
* * When considering various Chinese names it is evident that the usual commercial names "pak choy" (or its equivalent) for B. chinensis and "petsai" for B. pekinensis, although understood in western countries, are rather inappropriate and in fact confusing in the context of the entire world market - the "global economy".
ISTA Nomenclature Committee, 1982, A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant Names, Field Crops, Grasses and Vegetables, Second edition, International Seed Testing Association, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kress Henriette, 1998, Plant Names Database, On-line Plant Name Database in 6 languages.
ECHO EURODICAUTOM, 1998, On-line Technical Dictionary in 11 Languages. Provided by Information Market Europe, served by the University of Frankfurt, Germany, maintained by Jens Kurlanda.
For some background on those two types of Chinese cabbages and some pictures see " Notes on B. chinensis" and "Notes on B. pekinensis".
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