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Tropaeolum
Sign in to saveTropaeolum , commonly known as nasturtium (; literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum and is the only genus in the family Tropaeolaceae. The nasturtiums received their common name because they produce an oil similar to that of watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
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Tropaeolum is a genus of plants in the family Tropaeolaceae, commonly known as nasturtium. It belongs to the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is currently accepted in taxonomic records.
Occurrences of this genus have been documented in Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, and Panama. Various databases hold records of the taxon, including 60,911 occurrences, 47,185 observations, and 376 records with 174 media files. Institutions holding these records include RSA, IBUNAM, DAV, NY, and CM.
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Species
garden nasturtium
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyTropaeolaceae
Common Name: nasturtium
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 376
- With media
- 174
- Family
- Tropaeolaceae
- Collections
- RSA, IBUNAM, DAV, NY, CM, UCR
- Recorded in
- Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom
Research
240 papers- Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavón): Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Functional Potential as an Andean Natural Ingredient.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) - a source of mineral elements and bioactive compounds.Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny · 2018
- Antimicrobial compounds isolated from Tropaeolum tuberosum.Natural product research · 2021
- Local/traditional uses, secondary metabolites and biological activities of Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruíz & Pavón).Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020
- Tropaeolum majus L. and low dose gamma radiation suppress liver carcinoma development via EGFR-HER2 signaling pathway.Natural product research · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tropaeolaceae
- Image
- Tropaeolum tuberosum3.jpg
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- taxonomic type
- Tropaeolum majus
- taxon common name
- kapucinka
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Tropaeolum
- Commons category
- Tropaeolum
- topic's main category
- Category:Tropaeolum
- Commons gallery
- Tropaeolum
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Culinary
- Herbal medicine
- Other uses
- In culture
- References
Tropaeolum , commonly known as nasturtium (; literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants. It was named by Carl Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum and is the only genus in the family Tropaeolaceae. The nasturtiums received their common name because they produce an oil similar to that of watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
The genus Tropaeolum, native to South and Central America, includes several very popular garden plants, the most common being T. majus, T. peregrinum and T. speciosum. One of the hardiest species is T. polyphyllum from Chile, the perennial roots of which can survive the winter underground at elevations of .
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