Eutrema Explained

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.[1]

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

Species

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eutrema R. Brown . 5 November 2020 . Flora of North America . 28 January 2023. .
  2. Haga . Natsuko . Kobayashi . Masaaki . Michiki . Nana . Takano . Tomoyuki . Baba . Fujio . Kobayashi . Keiko . Ohyanagi . Hajime . Ohgane . Jun . Yano . Kentaro . Yamane . Kyoko . Complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) and its relatives . Scientific Reports . 7 October 2019 . 9 . 1 . 14377 . 10.1038/s41598-019-49667-z. 31591417 . 6779752 . 2019NatSR...914377H .