Rapini (also known as Broccoli Rabe (or Raab), Broccoletti, Broccoli i Rape, Cime di Rapa, Rappi, Friarielli (in Naples), and Grelos) is a common vegetable in Galician, Chinese, Italian, and Portuguese cuisine. The plant is a member of the Brassiceae tribe of the Brassicaceae, whose taxonomy is very difficult (Lysak et al. 2005). Rapini is classified scientifically as Brassica rapa subspecies rapa (USDA ARS-GRIN), in the same subspecies as the turnip, but has had various other designations, including Brassica rapa ruvo, Brassica rapa rapifera, Brassica ruvo, Brassica campestris ruvo.