Raphanus caudatus

The rat-tail radish (Chinese: t 鼠尾蘿蔔, s 鼠尾萝卜, shǔwěi luóbó), serpent radish, or tail-pod radish^[1] is a plant of the radish genus Raphanus named for its edible seed pods.^[2] Linnaeus described it as the species Raphanus caudatus; it is now sometimes treated as a variety of the common radish (R. sativus), either caudatus or mougri.^[1]

Podding radish
Pods of rat-tail radish Raphanus sativus var caudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Raphanus
Species:	R. caudatus
Binomial name
Raphanus caudatus L.

It is found primarily in India and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in China.^[3] It was first known in the West no later than 1815, when introduced into England from Java.^[4]