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 | |
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Eutrema tenue in bloom | |
Scientific 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] | |
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It is native to subarctic and subalpine regions of Eurasia and North America and to temperate Asia.[2]
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of April 2024:[2]