Beta vulgaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Betoideae
Tribus: Beteae
Genus: Beta
Sectio: Beta sect. Beta
Subsectio: Beta subsect. Beta
Species: Beta vulgaris
Subspecies: B. v. subsp. adanensis – B. v. subsp. maritima – B. v. subsp. vulgaris

Name

Beta vulgaris L., Sp. Pl. 1: 222 (1753).

Type locality: "Habitat in Angliae & Belgii litoribus maris."
Lectotype: (designated by Leschert, Wageningen Agric. Univ. Papers 93(1): 27, 1993): Herb. van Royen 889.213-556 (L L0052857).

Synonyms

Heterotypic (ref. Uotila 2011+):
- Beta cicla L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 195 (1767).
- Beta crispa Tratt., Arch. Gewächsk., uncoloured ed.: 101 (1811).
- Beta esculenta Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 152 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Beta sulcata Gasp. in Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 800 (1845).
- Beta vulgaris subsp. esculenta Cout., Fl. Portugal: 185 (1913).

(further synonyms see subspecies, Hassler and Govaerts.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Iamonico, D. 2019. Remarks on the subfam. Betoideae (Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae sensu APGIV). Phytotaxa 400(3): 145–164. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.400.3.3 Reference page.
Kadereit, G., Hohmann, S. & Kadereit, J.W. 2006. A synopsis of Chenopodiaceae subfam. Betoideae and notes on the taxonomy of Beta. Willdenowia 36(1): 9–19. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36101 . Reference page.
Hedge, I.C. 1997. Beta vulgaris. Pp. 21–22 in Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. , Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica Vol. 172. 371 pp., 212 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page.
Uotila, P. 2011+. Beta vulgaris. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Letschert, J.P.W., Lange, W., Frese, L. & Van Den Berg, R.G. 1994. Taxonomy of Beta section Beta. Journal of Sugar Beet Research 31: 69–85. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Beta vulgaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 15. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Beta vulgaris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Beta vulgaris. Published online. Accessed: May 15 2024.

Tropicos.org 2017. Beta vulgaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb. 2017.

Vernacular names

العربية: سلق
беларуская: Буракі звычайныя
български: Захарно цвекло
čeština: Řepa obecná
dansk: Bederoe
Deutsch: Rübe
Ελληνικά: Τεύτλο
English: Beet
español: Acelga
eesti: Harilik peet
suomi: Juurikas
Nordfriisk: Rööw
français: Betterave
hrvatski: Blitva
italiano: Bietola
Lëtzebuergesch: Rout Rommel
Nederlands: Biet
norsk nynorsk: Raudbete
norsk: Rødbete
polski: Burak zwyczajny
português: Acelga
русский: Свёкла
slovenčina: Repa obyčajná
slovenščina: Navadna pesa
svenska: Beta
Türkçe: Pancar
中文: 甜菜 Tian cai