There are lot names of single plant in different languages.
However, if there is the same language of two areas. It possibly that the names of the plant could be different. Because of their location. That names are known as local name or common which we used to identify the plant.
But scientificly, to identify the plant we use a single name. And that known as the scientific name or botanical name of the plant. And that use in all over the world, and it confirms to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).
We enlist the botanical names of 54 crops which include cereals, legumes, root crops, fiber crops, oil crops, sugar crops, forage crops, beverage crops, medicinal crops, vegetables, fruit crops and ornamental crops
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List of Crops With Botanical Names:
PICTURES | LOCAL NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
Cereals | ||
| Rice | Oryza sativa |
| Corn | Zea mays |
| Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor |
| Wheat | Triticum aestivum |
Legume | ||
| Lima bean | Phaseolus lunatus |
| Mungbean | Vigna radiata |
| Sitao | Vigna unguiculata |
| Soybean | Glycine max |
| Winged bean | Psophocarpus tetragonolobus |
Root Crops | ||
| Arrow root | Maranta arundinacea |
| Cassava | Manihotesculenta |
| Sweet potato | Ipomoea batatas |
| Ubi | Dioscoreaalata |
Fiber Crops | ||
| Abaca | Musa textilis |
| Cotton | Gossypiumhirsutum |
| Kenaf | Hibiscus cannabinus |
| Ramie | Boehmerianivea |
Oil Crops | ||
| Coconut | Cocosnucifera |
| Peanut | Arachishypogaea |
| Sunflower | Helianthus annuus |
Sugar Crop | ||
| Sugar beet | Beta vulgaris |
| Sugarcane | Saccharumofficinarum |
Forage Crops | ||
| Guinea grass | Megathyrsusmaximus |
| Ipil-ipil | Leucaenaleucocephala |
| Napier grass | Pennisetumpurpureum |
| Para grass | Urochloamutica |
Beverage crops | ||
| Cacao | Theobroma cacao |
| Coffee | Coffeaarabica |
Spices, condiments, essences | ||
| Black pepper | Piper nigrum |
| Lemon grass | Andropogoncitratus |
| Vanilla | Vanilla planifolia |
Latex and rasins | ||
| Chico | Manilkarazapota |
| Papaya | Carica papaya |
| Rubber | Heveabrasiliensis |
Medicinal crops | ||
| Bitter gourd | Momordicacharantia |
| Lagundi | Vitexnegundo |
| Pansit-pansitan | Peperomiapellucida |
| Sambong | Blumeabalsamifera |
Vegetable crops | ||
| Eggplant | Solanummelongena |
| Katuray | Sesbaniagrandiflora |
| Lettuce | Lactuca sativa |
| Tomato | Solanumlycopersicum |
| Upo | Lagenariasiceraria |
Fruit crops | ||
| Banana | Musa acuminata |
| Durian | Duriozibethinus |
| Mango | Mangiferaindica |
| Pineapple | Ananascomosus |
| Rambutan | Nepheliumlappaceum |
Ornamental crops | ||
| Ground orchid | Spathoglottisplicata |
| King-of- flowering-trees | Saracadeclinata |
| Mussaenda | Mussaendaphilippica |
| Royal palm | Roystonearegia |
| Song-of-india | Dracaena reflexa |
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