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Gai lan, kai-lan, Chinese broccoli, [1] or Chinese kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) [2] is a leafy vegetable with thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems, and florets similar to (but much smaller than) broccoli. A Brassica oleracea cultivar, gai lan is in the group alboglabra (from Latin albus "white" and glabrus "hairless").
Brassica oleracea is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form. The species evidently originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean , where it was most likely first cultivated.
The acephala group refers to any type of Brassica which grows without the central 'head' typical of many varieties of cabbage. These are included within the species Brassica oleracea, such as kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala). [1] The name literally means "without a head" in contrast to those varieties known as capitata or "with a head ...
Cabbage plants. Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, mustard plant and similar green leaf vegetables.
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables cultivated from the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. An annual plant that reproduces by seed, the cauliflower head is composed of a (generally) white inflorescence meristem.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata: Cabbage [41] [42] Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera: Brussels Sprouts [43] [44] Brassica oleracea var. italica: Broccoli [45] [46] Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia: Lacinato kale: Also known as Tuscan kale, Tuscan cabbage, Italian kale, dinosaur kale, flat back cabbage, palm tree kale, or black Tuscan palm ...
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea or B. oleracea var. capitata, [18] var. tuba, var. sabauda [9] or var. acephala) [19] is a member of the genus Brassica and the mustard family Brassicaceae. Several other cruciferous vegetables (sometimes known as cole crops [ 9 ] ) are cultivars of B. oleracea , including broccoli , collard greens , brussels sprouts ...
Broccolini contains a similar profile of phenolic acids to other vegetables in the Brassica family, most notably containing flavonoids. [14] Research into flavonoids in broccolini leaves has suggested they can inhibit the growth of some cancers.