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''Crambe'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
annual Annual may refer to: *Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year ** Yearbook ** Literary annual *Annual plant *Annual report *Annual giving *Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco *Annuals (band), ...
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perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wid ...
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Brassicaceae,
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to a variety of habitats in Europe, Turkey, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. They carry dense racemes of tiny white or yellow flowers on (mostly leafless) stems above the basal leaves. ''Crambe hispanica'' subsp. ''abyssinica'', formerly known as '' Crambe abyssinica'', is grown for the oil from the seeds that has characteristics similar to
whale oil Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. Whale oil from the bowhead whale was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the Dutch word ''traan'' (" tear" or "drop"). Sperm oil, a special kind of oil obtained from the head ...
. The word "crambe" derives, via the Latin ''crambe'', from the Greek ''κράμβη'', a kind of cabbage. ''Crambe'' species are used as food plants by the
larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...
e of the weevil '' Lixus canescens'' ( Coleoptera) ''Skuhrovec, J. & Volovnik, S.'' (2015) Biology and morphology of immature stages of ''Lixus canescens'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae). Zootaxa, 4033(3): 350-362. and some Lepidoptera species including the
lime-speck pug The lime-speck pug (''Eupithecia centaureata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region (where it is found in Europe, Central Asia, Mongolia, southern Siberia, eastern China (Guangdong) and Ta ...
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Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Crambe alutacea'' Hand.-Mazz. *''
Crambe arborea ''Crambe'' is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to a variety of habitats in Europe, Turkey, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. They carry dense racemes of tiny white or yellow flower ...
'' Webb ex Christ *'' Crambe armena'' N.Busch *'' Crambe cordifolia'' Steven *'' Crambe edentula'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Korsh. *'' Crambe feuilleei'' A.Santos ex Prina & Mart.-Laborde *'' Crambe filiformis'' Jacq. *'' Crambe fruticosa'' L.f. *'' Crambe gigantea'' (Ceballos & Ortuño) Bramwell *'' Crambe gomeraea'' Webb ex Christ *'' Crambe gordjagini'' Sprygin & Popov *'' Crambe grandiflora'' DC. *'' Crambe grossheimii'' I.I.Khalilov *'' Crambe hedgei'' I.I.Khalilov *''
Crambe hispanica ''Crambe'' is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to a variety of habitats in Europe, Turkey, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. They carry dense racemes of tiny white or yellow flower ...
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Crambe juncea ''Crambe'' is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to a variety of habitats in Europe, Turkey, southwest and central Asia and eastern Africa. They carry dense racemes of tiny white or yellow flower ...
'' M.Bieb. *'' Crambe kilimandscharica'' O.E.Schulz *'' Crambe koktebelica'' (Junge) N.Busch *'' Crambe kralikii'' Coss. *'' Crambe laevigata'' DC. ex Christ *'' Crambe maritima'' L. *'' Crambe microcarpa'' A.Santos *'' Crambe orientalis'' L. *'' Crambe pinnatifida'' W.T.Aiton *'' Crambe pritzelii'' Bolle *'' Crambe scaberrima'' Webb ex Bramwell *'' Crambe schugnana'' Korsh. *'' Crambe scoparia'' Svent. *'' Crambe sinuatodentata'' Hochst. & G.W.Schimp. *'' Crambe steveniana'' Rupr. *'' Crambe strigosa'' L'Hér. *'' Crambe sventenii'' Pett. ex Bramwell & Sunding *'' Crambe tamadabensis'' Prina & Marrero Rodr. *'' Crambe tatarica'' Sebeók *'' Crambe × tchalenkoae'' Popovich & Zernov *'' Crambe wildpretii'' Prina & Bramwell


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