Eutrema

Summary

Eutrema is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to the Holarctic. Its best known member is wasabi, Eutrema japonicum. The name comes from the Greek εὐ- (eu-) 'well' et τρῆμα (trêma) 'hole', because of a hole in the septum of the fruit.[3]

Eutrema
Eutrema tenue in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Eutrema
R.Br. (1824)[1]
Species[2]

45; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Chalcanthus Boiss. (1867)
  • Cordatifolium Y.Z.Zhao (2018)
  • Esquiroliella H.Lev. (1916)
  • Glaribraya H.Hara (1978)
  • Hengduanshania Y.Z.Zhao (2018)
  • Martinella H.Lev. (1904), nom. illeg.
  • Neomartinella Pilg. (1906)
  • Pegaeophyton Hayek & Hand.-Mazz. (1922)
  • Platycraspedum O.E.Schulz (1922)
  • Taphrospermum C.A.Mey. (1831)
  • Thellungiella O.E. Schulz (1924)
  • Wasabia Matsum. (1899)

It is native to subarctic and subalpine regions of Eurasia and North America and to temperate Asia.[2]

Species edit

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of April 2024:[2]

  • Eutrema altaicum (C.A.Mey.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema angustiseptatum (Al-Shehbaz, T.Y.Cheo, L.L.Lu & G.Yang) Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema baimashanicum Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema botschantzevii (D.A.German) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema boufordii Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema bulbiferum Y.Xiao & D.K.Tian
  • Eutrema cordifolium Turcz. ex Ledeb.
  • Eutrema deltoideum (Hook.f. & Thomson) O.E.Schulz
  • Eutrema edwardsii R.Br.
  • Eutrema fontanum (Maxim.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema giganteum G.Q.Hao, Al-Shehbaz & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema grandiflorum (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema halophilum (C.A.Mey.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema heterophyllum (W.W.Sm.) H.Hara
  • Eutrema himalaicum Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Eutrema integrifolium (DC.) Bunge
  • Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz. – Japan; "wasabi"; common condiment
  • Eutrema lowndesii (H.Hara) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema minutissimum (O.E.Schulz) D.A.German & Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema nanum G.Q.Hao, J.Quan Liu & Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema nepalense (Al-Shehbaz, Kats.Arai & H.Ohba) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema parviflorum Turcz. ex Ledeb.
  • Eutrema penlandii Rollins – Colorado, United States; "Mosquito Range mustard"
  • Eutrema platypetalum (Schrenk) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema pseudocordifolium Popov
  • Eutrema purii (D.S.Rawat, L.R.Dangwal & R.D.Gaur) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema racemosum Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema renifolium (Boiss. & Hohen.) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema salsugineum (Pall.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick – Central Asia to North America; "saltwater cress"; extreme halophyte, model organism for salt tolerance
  • Eutrema scapiflorum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema schulzii Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema sherriffii Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema sinense (Hemsl.) G.Q.Hao, J.Quan Liu & Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema sulphureum (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema tenue (Miq.) Makino – Japan; "yuriwasabi"; probably paraphyletic: some samples are closer to E. yunnanense, others closer to E. japonicum[4]
  • Eutrema thibeticum Franch.
  • Eutrema tianshanense G.Q.Hao, J.Quan Liu & Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema verticillatum (Jeffrey & W.W.Sm.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema violifolium (H.Lév.) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema watsonii (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz
  • Eutrema wuchengyii (Al-Shehbaz, T.Y.Cheo, L.L.Lu & G.Yang) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema xingshanense (Z.E.Chao, Z.L.Ning & X.W.Hu) G.Q.Hao, Al-Shehbaz & J.Quan Liu
  • Eutrema yungshunense (W.T.Wang) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick
  • Eutrema yunnanense Franch.
  • Eutrema zhuxiense Q.L.Gan & Xin W.Li

References edit

  1. ^ Chloris Melvilliana a list of plants collected in Melville Island (latitude 74-75 N., longitude 110-112 W.) in the year 1820; by the officers of the voyage of discovery under the orders of Captain Parry, with characters and descriptions of the new genera and species 9–10, pl. A. 1823.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eutrema R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Eutrema R. Brown". Flora of North America. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2023..
  4. ^ Haga, Natsuko; Kobayashi, Masaaki; Michiki, Nana; Takano, Tomoyuki; Baba, Fujio; Kobayashi, Keiko; Ohyanagi, Hajime; Ohgane, Jun; Yano, Kentaro; Yamane, Kyoko (7 October 2019). "Complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) and its relatives". Scientific Reports. 9 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49667-z. PMC 6779752.