EPPO Global Database

Crambe hispanica subsp. abyssinica(CRMAB)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CRMAB
  • Preferred name: Crambe hispanica subsp. abyssinica
  • Authority: (Hochstetter ex R.E. Fries) Prina

Notes

Native to Africa (Northeast). A recently developed oilseed crop, with specialized uses in the cosmetics industry.  Cultivated, for example, in the Middle East and in South America.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Crambe abyssinica Fries

Common names
Name Language
crambe English
abessinischer Meerkohl German
crambe d'Abyssinie French
crambe Portuguese (BR)
abesszin tátorján Hungarian
katrán etiopský Czech
katrán habešský Slovak