Plants of this family have sulphur contain mercapton compounds which are pungent in smell. Corolla is Cruciform, Stamens are Tetradynamous, Gynoecium is bicarpallery. syncarpous, ovary is unilocular which further divided it into two locules by false septum or replum. Parietal placentation. Fruit is siliqua or siliqula Examples: Brassica oleracea var botrytis, Brassica oleracea var capitata. Brassica oleracea var gongylodes.