Gai lan
type of plant in the Brassica family, source of a leaf vegetable
Chinese broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) is a leaf vegetable. It has thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves. It also has thick stems, and florets similar to broccoli.[1] It is also called Chinese kale, Gai lan, kai-lan, or jie lan. It is a variety of Brassica oleracea. It's cultivar group is alboglabra.[2]
| Gai lan | |
|---|---|
 Gai lan | |
| Species | Brassica oleracea |
| Cultivar group | Alboglabra Group |
| Origin | unknown |
References
change- ↑ "Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (L. H. Bailey) Musil GRIN-Global". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Cummings, Patrick Jean (2011). A dictionary of Hong Kong English : words from the fragrant harbor. Hans-Georg Wolf. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8053-81-0. OCLC 768121220.
