Scientific names

scientific names

1. COMMON 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Cacao Theobroma cacao

Coffee Coffeaarabica
Spices, condiments, essences

Black pepper Piper nigrum

Lemon grass Andropogoncitratus

Vanilla Vanilla planifolia
Latex and rasins

Chico Manilkarazapota

5. 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

6. Tomato Solanumlycopersicum

Upo Lagenariasiceraria
Fruit crops

Banana Musa acuminata

Durian Duriozibethinus

Mango Mangiferaindica

Pineapple Ananascomosus

Rambutan Nepheliumlappaceum
Ornamental crops

Ground orchid Spathoglottisplicata

7. King-of-
flowering-trees
Saracadeclinata

Mussaenda Mussaendaphilippica

Royal palm Roystonearegia

Song-of-india Dracaena reflexa