TAXONOMY - PLANT WISE COMMON NAME , BOTANICAL NAME AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

COMMON NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	FAMILY NAME	ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE	OTHER SPECIAL CHARACTER
Red gram/ Pigeon Pea	Cajanus cajan	Fabaceae	Cotyledons are rich in proteins hence used as pulses	---
Bengal gram /Chick pea	Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Cotyledons are rich in proteins hence used as pulses	---
Black gram	Phaseolus mungo	Fabaceae	Cotyledons are rich in proteins hence used as pulses	Fodder
Green gram	Phaseolus aureus	Fabaceae	Cotyledons are rich in proteins hence used as pulses	Fodder
Ground nut	Arachis hypogea	Fabaceae	Seeds are used as vegetables and Seeds give edible oil	Indehiscent geocarpic pods
Bean	Dolichos lablab	Fabaceae	Pods are used as vegetables	Twinner , Protein rich varieties are produced by IARI
Garden pea	Pisum sativum	Fabaceae	Seeds are used as vegetables	Tendrillar climber 2n = 14,Mendel’s experimental plant. Protein rich varieties are produced by IARI
Wild pea	Lathyrus sativus	Fabaceae	Seeds are taken as food	---
Lentil	Lens culinaris culinaris Williams	Fabaceae	Major  grain legume crop in North America	---
Sun hemp	Crotalaria juncea	Fabaceae	Fiber yielding plant	---
Indian rosewood	Dalbergia latifolia	Fabaceae	Timber yielding plant	---
Soybean	Glycine max	Fabaceae	Pods are used as vegetables ,Seeds give edible oil	Transgenic variety ‘Round up ready ‘ is herbiside tolerant
Kanuga(petroplant)	Derris indica /Pongamia pinnata	Fabaceae		Used as Petro  plant along with Jatropa
Red sanders	Ptrocarpus santalinus	Fabaceae	Timber yielding plant	---
Fenugreek/Menthi	Trigonella foenum-graecum	Fabaceae	leaves are used as vegetables	---
Indigo plant	Indigofera tinctoria	Fabaceae	Blue dye is obtained from leaves	---
Flame of the forest	Butea monosperma	Fabaceae	Yellow dye  is obtained from flowers	---
Avisa	Sesbania sesban	Fabaceae	Green manure	---
Vempali	Tephrosia purpurea	Fabaceae	Green manure	---
Sweet pea	Lathyrus odoratus	Fabaceae	---	Symbiotic nitrogen fifxation
Alfalfa	Medicago sativa	Fabaceae	---	Symbiotic nitrogen fifxation
Sweet clover	Melilotus officinalis	Fabaceae	---	Symbiotic nitrogen fifxation
Broad bean /Faba bean	Vicia faba	Fabaceae	---	Symbiotic nitrogen fifxation Protein rich varieties are produced by IARI
Clover bean	Trifolium sps	Fabaceae	---	Symbiotic nitrogen fifxation
Cow pea	Vigna unguiculata	Fabaceae	Variety name –  Pusa komal	Resistant to bacterial blight
Mung bean	Vigna radiata	Fabaceae	Variety name Mutant mung bean	Resistant to yellow mosaic virus and powdery mildew
Flat bean/French bean	Phaseolus vulgaris	Fabaceae	Variety name Pusa sem 2 Pusa sem 3	Resistant to insect pests like jassids, aphids and fruit borer. Protein rich varieties are produced by IARI
Belladonna	Atropa belladonna	Solanaceae	Medicinal plant	----------
Chilli	Capsicum fruitescence	Solanaceae	Fruits /fruit powder used as spice	Unilocular ovary Pusa Sadabahar variety is resistant to chilli mosaic virus , tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl
Night queen	Cestrum nocturnum	Solanaceae	Ornamental plant	Shrub
Day king	Cestrum diurnum	Solanaceae	Ornamental plant	Shrub
Thorn apple	Datur metel	Solanaceae	---------	Protogynous flowers , Capsule fruit, Corolla –twisted
Tomato	Lycopersicon esculentum	Solanaceae	Berries are used as vegetables Transgenic tomato Flavr Savr is bruise resistant and delayed ripening variety	Vit ‘C’ enriched  variety is produced by IARI Transgenic tomato is resistant to Pseudomonas
Tobacco	Nicotiana tabaccum	Solanaceae	Alkaloid –nicotine Leaves are used for making of cigarettes	Commercial crop, Transgeni variety is resistant to nematode pest Meloidegyne incognitia
Petunia	Petunia alba	Solanaceae	Ornamental plant
Brinjal	Solanum melongina	Solanaceae	Berries are used as vegetables	Protogynous flowers, corolla -valvate
Potato	Solanum tuberosum	Solanaceae	Stem tubers are used as vegetables	2n=48, Transgenic variety is resistant to Phytophthora
Aswagandha	Withania somnifera	Solanaceae	Medicinal plant	---------
Kamanchi / Makoi	Solanum nigrum	Solanaceae	Medicinal plant	---------
Onion	Allium cepa	Liliaceae	Bulbs used as vegetables	Tunicated bulb , scapiferous umbel, epiphyllous stamens , gamophyllous perianth
Garlic	Allium sativum	Liliaceae	Cloves used as spice	Intermediate bulb
Lily	Lilium candidum	Liliaceae	Ornamental plant	Naked bulb,  epiphyllous stamens
Asparagus	Asparagus racemosus	Liliaceae	Ornamental plant, tuberous roots are used as vegetables	Cylindrical cladodes Scale leaves , spines , racemose inflorescence, berry fruit
Butchers broom	Ruscus aculiata	Liliaceae	--------------------	Leaf like cladodes
Aloe	Aloe vera	Liliaceae	Medicinal plant	Spinous leaf margin, leaf succulent
Medow saffron	Colchicum autumnale	Liliaceae	Chemical mutagen colchicine is obtained from seeds	Stem – rhizome Protogynous flowers
Red dragon	Dracaena aungustifolia	Liliaceae	Fiber yielding plant	---------------
Glory lily	Gloriosa superba	Liliaceae	Ornamental plant , Medicinal plant	Herkogamous flowers
Sarasaparilla	Smilax zeylanica	Liliaceae	Medicinal plant	Tendrillar stipules , reticulate venation
Spanish dogger	Yucca gloriosa	Liliaceae	Fiber yielding plant	Symbiotic pollination by Tegeticula yuccasella
Tulip	Tulipa montana	Liliaceae	Ornamental plant	Mosaic break is caused by viruses
Squill	Scilla indica	Liliaceae	Medicinal plant	Tunicated bulb