Scientific Names of Common Plants/Trees

Scientific Names - Fruits and Vegetables

Vegetables		Fruits
Scientific Name	Common Name	Scientific Name	Common Name
Allium cepa	Onion	Mangifera indica	Mango
Solanum tubersum	Potato	Pyrus malus	Apple
Cucumis sativas	Cucumber	Citrullus vulgaris	Watermelon
Lactuca sativa	Lettuce	Citrus Limonium	Lemon
Daucas carota	Carrot	Citrus aurantium	Orange
Lycopersican esculentum	Tomato	Musa paradisicum	Banana
Solanum melongena	Brinjal	Psidium guava	Guava
Raphanus sativus	Radish	Ananus sativus	Pineapple
Capsicum fruitscence	Capsicum	-	-
Spinacia oleracea	Spinach	-	-

Scientific Names - Cereal, Pulses, Millets

Scientific Name	Common Name
Zea mays	Maize
Oryza sativa, Oryza glaberrima	Rice
Triticum aestivum	Wheat
Sorghum vulgare	Jowar
Dolichos biffoeus	Horse Gram
Cajanus cajan	Red Gram
Phaseolus mungo	Green Gram

Common and Scientific Names - Spices

Scientific Name	Common Name
Zingiber officinale	Ginger
Allium sativum	Garlic
Piper nigrum	Black Pepper
Syzygium aromaticum	Clove
Curcuma longa	Turmeric

Common and Scientific Names - Other Plants and Trees

Scientific Name	Common Name
Azadirachta indica	Neem
Ficus benghalensis	Banyan
Nicotina tobaccum	Tobacco
Bamboosa aridinarifolia	Bamboo
Moringa oleifera	Drumstick
Ocimum sanctum	Tulsi
Santalum album	Sandalwood
Gossypium herbaceum	Cotton
Epipremnum aureum	Money Plant, Devil's Ivy
Murraya koenigii	Curry plant (leaves)
Mentha arvensis	Mint (Pudina)
Coriandrum sativum	Coriander
Lawsonia inermis	Henna (Mehndi)