Chinese cabbage

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Chinese cabbage
Brassica rapa, subsp. pekinensis
Species	Brassica rapa
Cultivar group	Chinensis Group, Pekinensis Group
Origin	China, before the 15th century
Cultivar group members	Many; see text

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa, subspecies pekinensis and chinensis) is either of two cultivar groups of leaf vegetables often used in Chinese cuisine: the Pekinensis Group (napa cabbage) and the Chinensis Group (bok choy).

These vegetables are both variant cultivars or subspecies of the turnip and belong to the same genus as such Western staples as cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower. Both have many variations in name, spelling, and scientific classification, especially bok choy cultivars.