Moricandia

Moricandia is a genus of plants of the family Brassicaceae. This genus is mainly distributed in North Africa, the Middle East, and Southern Europe. It is associated with arid and semi-arid environments. Flowers of this genus are actinomorphic-dissymmetrical and mostly lilac in color, although they vary from white to purple depending on the species and climatic conditions. Some species show extreme phenotypic plasticity for flower size, shape, and color.[1] The fruits are two-valved dehiscent siliques with one or two sets of seeds per valve.[2]

For the genus of snail, see Moricandia (gastropod).

Moricandia
Moricandia arvensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Moricandia
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Species

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Moricandia shows high variability in the morphological characters used for identification, making this genus's taxonomy complex and, many times, controversial.[3] Eight species with a variable number of synonymies and subspecies are actually accepted.[4] Moricandia arvensis also known as purple mistress is the most widely distributed species of this genus. Moricandia moricandioides commonly known as violet cabbage, a native of the Mediterranean, is cultivated as a garden flower.

Species
  • Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC.
  • Moricandia foetida Bourg. ex Coss.
  • Moricandia moricandioides (Boiss.) Heywood
  • Moricandia nitens (Viv.) Durieu & Barr
  • Moricandia rytidocarpoides Lorite, Perfectti, Gómez, González-Megías & Abdelaziz[5]
  • Moricandia sinaica Boiss.
  • Moricandia spinosa Pomel.
  • Moricandia suffruticosa (Desf.) Coss. & Durieu

Previously considered a Moricandia species, M. foleyi Batt. is now ascribed to the genus Eruca as Eruca foleyi based in phylogenetic analyses[6]

References
  1. Gómez, JM.; Perfectti, F.; Armas, C.; Narbona, E.; González-Megías, A.; Navarro, L.; DeSoto, L.; Torices, R. (2020). "Within-individual phenotypic plasticity in flowers fosters pollination niche shift". Nature Communications. 11: 4019. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17875-1. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. Gupta, S. K. (2016). Biology and breeding of crucifers. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-8608-9.
  3. Jiménez, J. F.; Sánchez-Gómez, P. (2011). "Molecular taxonomy and genetic diversity of Moricandia moricandioides subsp. pseudofoetida compared to wild relatives". Plant Biosystems. 146 (1): 99–105. doi:10.1080/11263504.2011.579191. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Kew Royal Botanical Garden". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "Moricandia rytidocarpoides Lorite, Perfectti, J.M.Gómez, Gonz.-Megías & Abdelaziz". GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  6. Perfectti, F.; Gómez, J.M.; González-Megías, A.; Abdelaziz, A.; Lorite, J. (2017). "Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary history of Moricandia DC (Brassicaceae)". PeerJ. 5: e3964. doi:10.7717/peerj.3964. Retrieved 27 December 2021.


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