Beta vulgaris Beetroot | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Beta vulgaris

Scientific Name and Description

Beta vulgaris L.

Herb Family

Amaranthaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Beta alba DC.
Beta altissima Steud.
Beta atriplicifolia Rouy
Beta bengalensis Roxb.
Beta brasiliensis Scheidw.
Beta carnulosa Gren.
Beta cicla (L.) L.
Beta cicla var. argentea Krassochkin & Burenin
Beta cicla var. viridis Krassochkin & Burenin
Beta crispa Tratt.
Beta decumbens Moench
Beta esculenta Salisb.
Beta hortensis Mill.
Beta hybrida Andrz.
Beta incarnata Steud.
Beta lutea Steud.
Beta marina Crantz
Beta maritima L.
Beta maritima subsp. atriplicifolia (Rouy) Burenin
Beta maritima subsp. marcosii (O.Bolòs & Vigo) Juan & M.B.Crespo
Beta maritima subsp. orientalis (Roth) Burenin
Beta noeana Bunge ex Boiss.
Beta orientalis Roth
Beta purpurea Steud.
Beta rapa Dumort.
Beta rapacea Hegetschw.
Beta rosea Steud.
Beta sativa Bernh.
Beta stricta K.Koch
Beta sulcata Gasp.
Beta triflora Salisb.
Beta vulgaris var. aurantia Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. coniciformis Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. marcosii O.Bolòs & Vigo
Beta vulgaris var. maritima (L.) Moq.
Beta vulgaris var. mediasiatica Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. ovaliformis Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. rapacea W.D.J.Koch
Beta vulgaris var. rubidus Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. rubrifolia Krassochkin ex Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. virescens Burenin
Beta vulgaris var. viridifolia Krassochkin ex Burenin
Beta benghalensis ROXB.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	beetroot, mangel-wurzel or mangold, mangold, spinach beet, sugarbeet, swiss chard
Hindi	chakundar, chukandar, chukander, cukkandan, palak
Kannada	beet root, beetrootu, rakthagadde
Malayalam	bittruttu, cencira, neycira
Marathi	bit
Sanskrit	palakya, palanki, raktagrnjana
Tamil	cencirai
Urdu	tukhm chuqandar