Botanical Names

Common Names and Botanical Names of Some Plants Note: Kan. Refers to Name in Kannada (Language of Karnataka, India). The plants are categorized under the families they belong to. Myrtaceae • • • •

Clove – Eugenia caryophyllus Eucalyptus – Eucalyptus lanceolatus Kan. Nerale - Eugenia jambolana Mehandi - Myrtus communis

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Rice - Oryza sativa Wheat - Triticum sativum Maize - Zea mays Bamboo – Bambusa aruninaceae

Poaceae

Solanaceae • • • • • • •

Potato - Solanum tuberosum Kan. Ganike - Solanum nigrum Tomato - Lycoperidium esculantum Tobacco - Nicotiana tobaccum Brinjal - Solanum melongena Deadly Night shade - Atropa belladona Ashvagandha - Withenia somnifera

Apocynaceae •

Sarpagandha - Raulwolfia serpentina

Malvaceae • • •

Cotton - Gossypium herbecium Shoe flower, Hibiscus – Hibiscus rosa sinensis Lady’s finger – Hibiscus esculantum

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Jute - Corchorus capsularis

Tiliaceae

Palmae or Aracheceae • • •

Coconut, Coir – Cocos nucifera Date Palm - Phoenix dactylifera Areca nut - Areca catechu Page 1

Rubiaceae

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Coffee - Coffea arabica

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Tea - Camellia sinensis

Theaceae

Verbinaceae •

Teak – Tectona grandis

Piperaceae •

Pepper – Piper nigrum

Lauraceae •

Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zylanicum

Zingiberaceae •

Cardamom – Ellateria cardamomum

Asteraceae •

Saf flower - Carthamus tinctorius

Musaceae •

Banana - Musa paradisica

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Onion - Allium cepa Garlic – Allium sativum Gloriosa superba

Liliaceae

Orachidaceae • • •

Vanda - Vanda voxburghii Vanilla - Vanilla plantifolia Orchis latifolia

Amaranthaceae •

Kan. Uthraani - Achyranthus aspera

Cruciferae or Brassicaceae • •

Mustard – Brassica juncea Radish – Raphanus sativus

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••Leguminoceae or Fabaceae -Papilionaceae • • •

Groundnut – Arachis hypogea Pigeon Pea (Kan. thogari bele) - Cajanus cajana Bengal gram (Kan. Kadle bele) - Cicer arietinum

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Green gram (Kan. Hesaru bele) – Phaseolus radiates Black gram - Phaseolus mungo French gram – Phaseolus valgaris Rose Wood – Dalbargia latifolia Honne – Pterocarpous marsupium Soya bean – Glycine max

-Caesalpinae •

Tamarind - Tamarindus indica

-Mimoceae • •

Touch me not – Mimosa pudica Acacia catechu

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Forest Pepper – Toddalia asiatica Lemon – Citrus medica Kan. Naga daale – Ruta graveolens

Rutaceae

Euphorbiaceae • • • •

Kum Kan. Kan. Kan.

kum – Mallotus phillipiensis Bettada Nelli – Phyllanthus emblica Nela Nelli – Phyllanthus niruri Kiru Nelli – Phyllanthus acidus

Asclepidaceae • •

Kan. Ekka – Calotropis procera Indian Sarsaparilla (kan. sogade beru) – Hemidesmus indicus

Lamiaceae or Labiatae • • • •

Lucas - Lucas aspera Pudhina - Mentha virdis Kan.Kaashi thumbe - Saliva officinalis Sweet Basil – Ocimum basilum

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Acanthaceae • •

Kan. Aadu soge – Adathoda vesica Kan. Kanakaambara – Crossandra Sps.

Cucurbitaceae • • •

Cucumber – Cucubita sativus Water melon - Citrullus vulgaris Kan. Boodu kumbala kaayi – Cucurbita pepo

Asteraceae or Compositae

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Sun flower – Helianthus annus Tridax proambens

Umbelliferae or Apiaceae • •

Coriander - Coriander sativum Indian Pennywovt (Brhami; Kan.Ondelaga) – Centella asiatica

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