''Eutrema'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s of the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...
, native to the
Holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
. Its best known member is
wasabi
Wasabi (Japanese language, Japanese: , , or , ) or Japanese horseradish (''Eutrema japonicum'' syn. ''Wasabia japonica'') is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and Mustard plant, mustard in other genus, genera. ...
, ''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.
[.]
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
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
as of April 2024:[
*'' Eutrema altaicum''
*'' Eutrema angustiseptatum''
*'']Eutrema baimashanicum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*'' Eutrema botschantzevii''
*'' Eutrema boufordii''
*'' Eutrema bulbiferum''
*'' Eutrema cordifolium''
*'' Eutrema deltoideum''
*'' Eutrema edwardsii''
*'' Eutrema fontanum''
*'' Eutrema giganteum''
*''Eutrema grandiflorum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*'' Eutrema halophilum''
*''Eutrema heterophyllum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*'' Eutrema himalaicum''
*'' Eutrema integrifolium''
*''Eutrema japonicum
Wasabi ( Japanese: , , or , ) or Japanese horseradish (''Eutrema japonicum'' syn. ''Wasabia japonica'') is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan, the Russ ...
'' – Japan; "wasabi"; common condiment
*''Eutrema lowndesii
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*''Eutrema minutissimum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*''Eutrema nanum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*''Eutrema nepalense
''Eutrema nepalense'' is a plant species reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Tibet. It is found high in the Himalayas at elevations of over 4000 m (13,000 feet).
''Eutrema nepalense'' is a very small perennial herb rarely more than 2 c ...
''
*''Eutrema parviflorum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*''Eutrema penlandii
''Eutrema penlandii'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Mosquito Range mustard, Penland's alpine fen mustard and Penland's eutrema. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it is kno ...
'' – Colorado, United States; "Mosquito Range mustard"
*''Eutrema platypetalum
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*''Eutrema pseudocordifolium
''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'') 'hol ...
''
*'' Eutrema purii''
*'' Eutrema racemosum''
*'' Eutrema renifolium''
*'' Eutrema salsugineum'' – Central Asia to North America; "saltwater cress"; extreme halophyte, model organism for salt tolerance
*'' Eutrema scapiflorum''
*'' Eutrema schulzii''
*'' Eutrema sherriffii''
*'' Eutrema sinense''
*'' Eutrema sulphureum''
*'' Eutrema tenue'' – Japan; "yuriwasabi"; probably paraphyletic: some samples are closer to ''E. yunnanense'', others closer to ''E. japonicum''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9299324
Brassicaceae genera
Flora of the Holarctic realm
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)