Table 1.
Rocket species names, observed chromosome ploidy counts, and native areas according to Med-Checklist (Greuter, Burdet, & Long, 2008) and Eschmann-Grupe, Hurka, and Neuffer (2003).
| Species name | Chromosome ploidy | Geographical origin |
|---|---|---|
| Eruca spp. | ||
| Eruca sativa | 2n = 22 | Algeria, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Italy, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Portugal, Morocco, Malta, Ukraine, Iran, India, Pakistan |
| Eruca vesicaria | Algeria, Spain, Morocco | |
| Eruca loncholoma | Algeria, Tunisia | |
| Eruca pinnatifida | Algeria, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia | |
| Eruca setulosa | Algeria, Morocco | |
| Diplotaxis spp. | ||
| Diplotaxis erucoides | 2n = 14 | Belgium, France, Canary Islands, Romania, Spain, Italy, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Malta, Tunisia |
| Diplotaxis harra | 2n = 26 | Egypt, Algeria, Spain, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Italy, Tunisia |
| Diplotaxis harra ssp. crassifolia | Italy, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia | |
| Diplotaxis siettiana | 2n = 16 | Spain |
| Diplotaxis ibicensis | ||
| Diplotaxis brevisiliqua | Morocco | |
| Diplotaxis catholica | 2n = 18 | Spain, Portugal, Morocco |
| Diplotaxis viminea | 2n = 20 | Germany, Greece, Algeria, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Spain, Israel, Jordan, Italy, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, Portugal, Morocco, Malta, Ukraine |
| Diplotaxis siifoila | Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal | |
| Diplotaxis tenuifolia | 2n = 22 | Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Italy, France, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, Portugal, Morocco, Malta, Ukraine |
| Diplotaxis cretacea | Russia | |
| Diplotaxis simplex | Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia | |
| Diplotaxis muralis | 4n = 42 | Germany, Greece, Spain, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Algeria, Albania, Bulgaria, France, Serbia, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Ukraine, Tunisia, Turkey |