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Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin

Synonym	:	Raphanistrum gayanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.,
Family	:	Brassicaceae
Local name	:	English-Radish
Distribution	:	Cultivated all over the world
Habitat	:	Not known in the wild.
Uses	:	The plant is used in the treatment of intestinal parasites, he juice of the fresh leaves is diuretic and laxative. The plant contains raphanin, which is antibacterial and antifungal. Edible
Key botanical characters: Erect, annual,  Leaves alternate, glabrous to sparingly hispid; lower leaves in a radical rosette,  Inflorescence a terminal, erect, long, many-flowered raceme; flowers fragrant, white to lilac;stamens 6, tetradynamous; . Fruit cylindrical,  Seed ovoid-globose,