This ultimate guide on botanical names for plants will help you in learning botanical names of important crops. If you are a botany , or BSc. Agriculture student then this guide will definitely help you a lot. However anyone interested to learn botanical names can use this guide.
Through this article you will learn botanical names of:
cereal crops , fibre crops, pulse crops, edible oilseed crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices etc.
Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Rice Oryza sativa 2. Wheat Triticum aestivum 3. Maize Zea mays 4. Barley Hordeum vulgare 5. Sorghum Sorghum bicolor 6. Oat Avena sativa 7. Rye Secale cereale 8. Pearl Millet Pennisetum glaucum 9. Finger Millet Eluisine coracana 10. Proso Millet Panicum miliaceum 11. Foxtail Millet Setaria italica
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Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Cotton Gossypium hirsutum 2. Jute Corchorus olitorius 3. Hemp Cannabis sativa 4. Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum 5. Mauritius Hemp Furcraea foetida 6. Bagasse Saccharum officinarum 7. Kenaff Hibiscus cannabinus 8. Coir Cocus nucifera 9. Kapok Ceiba pentandra 10. Urena Urena lobata 11. Sunn Crotalaria juncea 12. Ramie Boehmeria nivea 13. Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa 14. Sisal Agave sisalana 15. Cantala Agave cantala 16. Henequen Agave fourcroydes 17. Maguey Agave americana 18. Abaca Musa textilis 19. Phormium Phormium tenax 20. Mesta Hibiscus cannabinus
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Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Pea Or Garden Pea Pisum sativum 2. Chickpea Cicer arietinum 3. Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan 4. Cowpea Vigna unguiculata 5. Grass pea Lathyrus sativus 6. Green gram Phaseolus aurens 7. Black gram Phaseolus mung 8. Horse gram Dolichus biflorus 9. Lentil Lens culinaris 10. Beans Phaseolus vulgaris 11. Indian bean Dolichos lab-lab 12. Moth bean Vigna aconitifolia
Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Groundnut Arachis hypogea 2. Sunflower Helianthus annus 3. Sesame Sesamum indicum 4. Safflower Carthamus tinctorius 5. Linseed Linum usitatisium 6. Soybean Glycine max 7. Black Mustard Brassica nigra 8. Rapeseed Brassica napus 9. Castor Ricinus communis 10. Coconut Cocus nucifera 11. Oil Palm Elaeis guinensis 12. White Mustard Brassica alba 13. Niger Guizotia abyssinica 14. Rai or Indian Mustard Brassica juncea 15. Toria or Indian rape Brassica napus
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Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 2. Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata 3. Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica 4. Brussels sprouts Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera 5. Chinese Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. pekinensis 6. Lettuce Lactuca sativa 7. Knol-khol Brassica caulrapa 8. Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia 9. Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria 10. Snake Gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina 11. Ridge Gourd Luffa acutangula 12. Ash Gourd Benincasa hipsida 13. Ivy Gourd Coccina grandis 14. Pointed Gourd Trichosanthes dioca 15. Sponge Gourd Luffa aegyptiaca 16. Summer Squash or Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo 17. Artichoke Cynara scolymus 18. Asparagus Rheum rhabarbarum 19. Spinach Spinacea oleracea 20. Malabar Spinach Bascella alba 21. Radish Raphanus sativus 22. Beetroot Beta vulgaris 23. Turnip Brassica rapa 24. Carrot Daucus carota 25. Onion Allium cepa 26. Garlic Allium sativum 27. Tomato Solanum lycopersicum 29. Brinjal Or Eggplant Solanum melongena 31. Yam Bioscorea alata 32. Chilli Capsicum frutescenes 33. Capsicum Capsicum annum
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Serial Number Common Name Botanical Name 1. Aonla Phyllanthus emblica 2. Apple Malus domestica 3. Apricot Prunus armeniaca 4. Bael Aegle marmelos 5. Banana Musa acuminata 6. Ber Ziziphus mauritiana 7. Blueberry Cyanococcus corymbosus 8. Chestnut Castanea crenata 9. Cherry Prunus avium 10. Custard Apple Annona reticulata 11. Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera 12. Fig Ficus carica 13. Grape Vitis vinifera 14. Guava Psidium guajava 15. Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus 16. Kiwi Actinidia deliciosa 17. Lychee Litchi chinensis 18. Mango Mangifera indica 19. Muskmelon Cucumis melo 20. Papaya Carica papaya 21. Passion Fruit Passiflora edulis 22. Peach Prunus persica 23. Pear Pyrus communis 24. Pineapple Ananas comosus 25. Plum Prunus domestica 26. Pomegranate Punica granatum 27. Sapota Manilkara zapota 28. Strawberry Fragaria ananassa 29. Watermelon Citrullus lanatus 30. Lemon Citrus limon 31. Mandarin Citrus reticulata 32. Orange Citrus sinensis
Serial No. Common Name Botanical Name 1. Ashwagandha Withania somnifera 2. Sarpagandha Rauvolfia serpentina 3. Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis 4. Senna Cassia angustifolia 5. Ipecac Carapichea ipecacuanha 6. Isabgol Plantago ovata 7. Brahmi Bacopa monnieri 8. Tulsi Ocimum sanctum 9. Vallarai Centella asiatica 10. Gymnema Gymneme sylvestre 11. Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus 12. Tippili Piper longum
Serial No. Common Name Botanical Name 1. Rose Rosa chinensis 2. Tulip Tulipa gesneriana 3. Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus 4. Marigold Tagetes erecta 5. Gerbera Gerbera jamesonii 6. Tuberose Polianthes tuberosa 7. Crossandra Crossandra infundibuliformis 8. Dahlia Dahlia pinnata 9. Zinnia Zinnia elegans 10. Lotus Nelumbo nucifera 11. Chrysanthemum Dendranthema grandiflora Tzeuleu12. Dendrobium Orchid Dendrobium sp.
Serial No. Common Name Botanical Name 1. Black pepper Piper nigrum 2. Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum 3. Turmeric Curcuma longa 4. Ginger Zingiber officinale 5. Fenugreek Trigonella foenum graecum 6. Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 7. Coriander Coriandrum sativum 8. Clove Syzigium aromaticum 9. Nutmeg Myristica fragrans 10. Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum 11. Tamarind Tamarindus indicus 12. Vanilla Vanilla planifolia 13. Paprika Capsicum annum var. longum
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Need korai grass botanical name
Hi, It is Cyperus rotundus. Korai grass is commonly known as Darbha grass or Kusha grass.
I hope this will help!
Hi, can someone help me with the botanical name of aadu muthuda sappu (not sure if that would be the exact spelling).
If it is Malabar Nut Tree, then the scientific name is Justicia adhatoda.
what is the botanical names of nala jeedi seeds
The botanical name of Nalla Jeedi is Semecarpus anacardium.
Botanical name for “penawat torok – PNG plant”
Pls what is the botanical name of cassava
Manihot esculenta