What Is the Scientific Name Of Radish? (ANSWERS)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF RADISH – In this topic, we are going to know about the scientific name of radish or known locally as labanos.
Radish is a root from the Brassicaceae family, a family of mutards, crucifers, or cabbages.
These are usually grown and consumed throughout the world and are usually eaten raw.
They vary in size, flavor, color, and length of time of maturity.
Various chemical compounds such as glucosinolate, myrosinase, and isothiocyanate are what caused the radishes to have a very sharp flavor.
These are annual or biennial crops that are grown for their tap roots which are in the form of a globe, a tape ring, or a cylinder.
The skin colour ranges from white to pink, red, purple, yellow, and green to black.
Scientific Name
The binomial name of radish is Raphanus sativus
Raphanus is a genus of the Brassicaceae family. This is basically the Latin term of radish, and where the Tagalog term labanos is derived from.
The species name sativus is a Latin botanical adjective which means cultivated. It is also the masculine term for the Latin word sativum, with the feminine being sativa.