白花甘蓝 bai hua gan lan

Brassica alboglabra L. H. Bailey.

Stem base strongly elongated, not fleshy, narrowly cylindric. Basal and lower cauline leaves green, few to several, widely spaced, not grouped into a head. Axillary leafy buds not forming heads. Inflorescence lax, not fleshy. Flowers white or rarely creamy white. 2n = 18*.

Cultivated as a vegetable. Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan [sporadically cultivated elsewhere].