Brassicaceae (mustard, or cabbage family) » Brassica oleracea var. capitata

BRAS-ee-ka -- from the classical Latin name for cabbage awl-lur-RAY-see-uh -- edible vegetable kap-ih-TAY-tuh -- having a head, referring to growth habit

commonly known as: cabbage • Assamese: বন্ধা-কবি bandha kobi • Bengali: বাঁধাকপি bandhakopi • Gujarati: કોબી kobi, કોબીજ kobij • Hindi: बंद गोभी band gobhi, गोभी gobhi, कोबी kobi, पात गोभी paat gobhi, पत्ता गोभी patta gobhi • Kannada: ಎಲೆಕೋಸು elekosu, ಕೋಸುಗೆಡ್ಡೆ kosugedde • Konkani: कळे kale, कोबी kobi, कोसु kosu, पाल्ले paalle • Lushai: antam • Malayalam: മുട്ടക്കോസ് muttakkoos • Manipuri: kobiful • Marathi: कोबी kobi • Nepali: गोबि gobi • Oriya: bandha kobi • Punjabi: ਬੰਦ ਗੋਭੀ band gobhi • Sanskrit: कपिकम् kapikam, कपिशाकः kapishakah • Sindhi: پَنَگوبيِ pana gobii • Sinhalese: gova • Tamil: கோவிசு kovicu, முட்டைக்கோசு muttai-k-kocu • Telugu: కోసు kosu • Urdu: گوبهی gobhi, کوبي kobi

Distribution: only cultivated