We’ve put together a presentation of 76 real images of leaves with their common names, scientific names, plant families, venation systems, and common uses. Aloe. These words should be written in italics or should be underlined. Medicinal Plants And Their Uses | 20 Ayurvedic Plants Names | Medicinal Herbs You Can Grow - Duration: 4:31. (Total 721 Types of Plants in Gandhinagar), Australian Baval, Australian Acacia, Earleaf Acacia, Baval, Babool, Kalo Baval, Ram Baval, Gum-Arabic, Rukhdo, Kalpavriksha, Gorakhamli, Baobab, Monkey-Bread Tree, Dragon Tree Agave, Fox Tail Agave, Swan's Neck Agave, Advi, Giant Taro, Upright Elephant Ear, Giant Ape, Sessile Joyweed, Jal Jambvo, Pani ni Bhaji, Prince-of-Wales Feather, Prince's Feather, Kantalo - Dhimdo, Kantalo - Dambho, Prickly Amaranth, Thorny Amaranth, Blistering Ammannia, Tooth Cup, Aganbuti, Jalagio, Blue Pimpernel, Kali Fuladi, Chanakchibhadi, Narrowleaf Angelonia, Summer Snapdragon, Angel Flower, Gopati, Chodhari, Indian Catmint, Malabar Catmint, Ice-cream Vel, Coral Vine, Bride's Tears, Chain-of-love, Hearts on a Chain, Scarlet Milkweed, Bloodflower, Silkweed, Butterfly Weed, Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus, Foxtail Asparagus, Lacy Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern, Lace Fern, Ganges Primrose, Chinese Violet, Creeping Foxglove, Gokran, Crested Philippine violet, Vajradanti, Dwarf White Orchid Tree, Dwarf White Bauhinia, Kanchan, Safed Kachnar, Rakta - Kanchan, Dev - Kanchan, Mountain Ebony, Camel Hoof Tree, Ropatri, Lavariu, Vithi Kharsan, Gandharo-Okhrad, Creeping Blepharis, Untigan, Utanjanchokdi, Pan-Futi, Life-Plant, Ghamari, Zakhme-Hayat, Calendula, Pot-Marigold, Garden Marigold, Kadambari, Straggler Daisy, Prostrate Lawnflower, Sprawling Horseweed, Tilottama, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Karodiyo, Kagdodiyo, Balloon Vine, Heart-Seed, Shivjata, Shankerjata, Wine Palm, Fish-Tail Palm, Garmalo, Indian Laburnum, Golden Shower Tree, Amaltas, Coral Shower Tree, Horse Cassia, Pink Shower Tree, Sharu, Beef-wood Tree, Sea-Oak, Whistling Pine, Mindhal, Gehela, Gel, Mountain Pomegranate, Common Emetic Nut, Kapok Tree, White Silk Cotton Tree, Safed Shimdo, Malkankani, Black Oil Plant, Intellect Tree, Silver Cockscomb, Wheat Celosia, Lampdi, Lampdu, Ribbon Plant, Spider-Ivy, Spider Plant, Airplane Plant, Hen- and- Chickens, Indian Red Wood, Chittagong Wood, Lal Devdar, Peruvian Grape Ivy, Venezuelan Treebine, Succulent Grape, Papnas, Chakotra Limbu, Shaddock, Forbidden Fruit, Pomelo, Wild Spider Flower, African Spider-Flower, Tanmadi, Sati Talavani, Bleeding Heart Vine, Bleeding Glory Bower, Vevdi, Vasan vel, Broom Creeper, Ink Berry, Buttercup Tree, Yellow Silk Cotton Tree, Golden Silk Cotton Tree, Larkspur, Rocket Larkspur, Annual Delphinium, Jute-Fibre Plant, Moti Choonch, White-Jute, Wild Jute, Kadu Choonch, Kadavi Choonch, Lambi Choonch, Scarlet Cordia, Orange Geiger Tree, Aloe-wood, Golden Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Kailashpati, Kauravpita, Cannon Ball tree, Snake-Flower Tree, Nagdaman, Sukhdarshan, Sudarshan, Grand Crinum Lily, Poison Bulb, Spider Lily, Pink Striped Trumpet Lily, Milk and Wine Lily, Ceylon Swamplily, Sukhdarshan, Rubber Vel, Rubber Vine, Vilayati-Vacundi, Gavaar, Guar, Cluster Bean, Calcutta Lucerne, Doub Grass, Bermuda Grass, Wire Grass, Couch Grass, Durva, Darbha Grass, Dharo, Variable Flatsedge, One-Arm Sedge, Rice Sedge, Small-Flower Umbrella Plant, Small-Flower Umbrella Sedge, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple, Safed Dhaturo, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple, Kalo Dhaturo, Gulmohar, Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Nakor Vans, Nar Vans, Man-Vel Vans, Calcutta Bamboo, Lilo Vans, Asian Tick Trefoil, Carpon Desmodium, Salaparni, Zino Pandadiyo, Creeping Tick Trefoil, Three-Flower Beggarweed, Elephant Apple, Indian Catmon, Mota Karmal, Aerial Yam, Air Potato, Air Yam, Bitter Yam, Cheeky Yam, Potato Yam, Wild Yam, Varakand, Vanavel, Damyanti, Golden Dew-drops, Forget-me-Not, Adbau Samo, Barnyard Grass, Jungle Rice, Cock's Foot, Prickly Grass, Bhopatri, Elephant Foot, Prickly-Leaved Elephant's Foot, Nagli, Bavto, Finger Millet, African Millet, Raagi, Andhannagli, Ukdo, Indian Crowfoot Grass, Indian Goose Grass, Wire Grass, Nanu Kariyatun, Mamejavo, Indian White Head, Tonga Vine, Variegated-Philodendron, Surpankha, Dragon Tail Plant, Nani Fulkani, Hairy Love Grass, Indian Love Grass, Corky Coral Tree, Indian Coral Tree, Pangaro, Caribbean Copper Plant, Mexican Shrubby Spurge, Red Spurge, Smoketree Spurge, Tropical Smoke Bush, Mexican Fire Plant, Painted Leaf Poinsettia, Rati-Dudheli, Nagala-Dudheli, Moti Dudheli, Asthma Weed, Common Spurge, Snow Bush, White Small Leaf Poinsettia, Snow Flake, White-Laced Euphorbia, Lalpatti, Poinsettia, Christmas Flower, Lobster Flower, Lady's Slipper Flower Plant, Vilati Kharsani, Devil's Backbone, Kali-Shankhavali, Jinkifudardi, Dwarf Morning Glory, Slender Dwarf Morning Glory, Krishna Vad, Makhankatori, Krishna Fig, Krishna's Butter Cup, Creeping Fig, Vadvel, Climbing Fig, Creeping Fig, Creeping Ficus, Creeping Rubber Plant, Pipado, Bodhi Tree, Holy Tree, Scared Fig, Bushweed, Cool Pot, Indian Snow Berry, Thermacole Plant, Shivano, Fennel, Variyali, Sweet Fennel, Florence Fennel, Saunf, Slender Goldshower, Gold Shower, Shower of Gold, Rain of Gold, Kokam, Goa Butter Tree, Kokum Butter Tree, King of the Day, Dikamali, Malan, Brilliant Gardenia, Cambi Resin Tree, White Emetic Nut, Moss Verbena, South American Mock Vervain, Crown Daisy, Garland Chrysanthemum, Japanese-Green, Madre Tree, The Spotted Gliricidia, Dormouse Destroyer Tree, Prostrate Gomphrena, Prostrate Globe Amaranth, Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena, Bachelor's Buttons, Gentleman's Button, Button, Gangeti, Gango, Gangi, White Crossberry, Phalsa Cherry, Raisin Bush, Mallow Raisin, Mallow-Leaved Ross Berry, Round Leaf Grewia, Bastard Cedar, West Indian Elm, Rudrakshi, Bandok, Bhadraksha, Khotorudraksha, Fire Bush, Scarlet Bush, Humming Bird Bush, Hathi Sundhi, Bhurundi, Indian Heliotrope, Erysipelas Plant, Scorpion Weed, Velanahathi Sundha, Grey Leaf Heliotrope, Prostrate Heliotrope, Spreading Heliotrope, Dwarf Heliotrope, Chediyo-Okhrad, Indian Sarsaparilla, Anantvel, Uparsal, Usbo, Oosambo, Upalsari, Latkan Jasud, Coral Hibiscus, Japanese Hibiscus, Indrajav, The Easter Tree, Kuda, Pandhra Kuda, Kadvo, Chinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol Flower, Mandarins Hat, Marsh Barbel, Gokul Kanto, Ekhro, Kolshinda, Talimkhana, Nalichi-bhaji, Jalgamini, Nadani-bhaji, Naar-ni-Vel, The Railway Creeper, Porter's Joy, Narvel, Swairini, Scarlet Morning Glory, Scarlet Creeper, Ganesh Vel, Scarlet Ixora, Flame Tree of Woods, Bakora, Ishvaku, White Ixora, Naveri, Kuraat, Torch Tree, Rai-Kudd, Barbados-Nut, Bubble Bush, Physic-Nut, Purge-Nut, Purging-Nut, Mogalai Erand, Ratanjyot, Belly-Ache Bush, Black Physic-Nut, Cotton-Leaf Physic-Nut, Vilayati-Erandi, Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha, Fiddle-Leaved Jatropha, Australian Bottle Plant, Gouty Stemmed Jatropha, Buddha Belly Plant, Gandarusa, Warer Willow, Willow-Leaved Justicia, Kalanchoe, Flaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe, Kadayo, Indian-Tragacanth, Gum Karaya, Indian Gum Tragacanth, Karei, Pride of India, Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen's Flower, Taaman, Mota-Bondra, Indian Ash Tree, Mandhol, Modhad, Miniyo, Moyno, Trailing Lantana, Weeping Lantana, Creeping Lantana, Deep Mal, Matishul, Lion's Ear, Annual Lion's Ear, Christmas Candle Stick, Pardeshi Baval, Liso-Baval, Vilayati Baval, Wild Tamarind, White Babool, Bhit Chhatti, Patthar Chhatti, Nettle Leaved Lindenbergia, Brittle False Pimpernel, Malaysian False Pimpernel, Kamala Tree, Dyer's Rottlera, Monkey Face Tree, Orange Kamala, Red Kamala, Kanku, Kapila, Tapioca, Cassava, Brazil Arrowroot, Shakarkand, Rayan, Ceylon Iron Wood, Milk Tree, Wedge-Leaved Ape Flower, The Sapodilla Plum, Chikoo, Chico Sapote, Noseberry, Gadab, Vilayati-Ghas, Alfalfa, Bastard Medic, Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic, Lachko, Bakain Limbo, Chinaberry Tree, Persian Lilac, Bead Tree, Indian Cork Tree, Tree Jasmine, Akash-Limbdo, Buch, Latak Chameli, Marvel of Peru, Four O'Clock Plant, Gulbaas, False Jalap, Fruit Salad Plant, Split-Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Bread Fruit, Swiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Ceriman, Monstera, Shetoor, White Mulberry, Russian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry, Kaucha, Velvet Bean, Cowitch, Cowhage, Kapikachu, Kadi-Patta, Mittho Limbdo, Curry-Leaf Plant, Tropical Water Lily, Waterlily 'Panama Pacific', Aavchi Baavchi, Ram Tulsi, Wild Basil, African Basil, Clove Basil, Nasottar, Pithori, Transparent Wood Rose, White Day Glory, Indian Jalap. Scientific names are usually based on Latin or Greek words and are written in italics or underlined. For example: Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce), Scirpus americanus (American bulrush), and Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail). These codes are universal and are periodically updated by consensus. And bald-rushes, beak-rushes, bulrushes, club-rushes, lake rushes, spikerushes and star-rushes are not true rushes but sedges. Lotus is a plant which lives in water. USDA -Plants Database (USA only): Good for North American wild and naturalized plants, a few names are outdated, otherwise great, with additional information (maps, synonyms, endangered species, etc.) Botanical Name Common Name Name of Family Distribution Traditional Uses of Plants Photo 1. 20 Scientific Names of Plants and Questions Answers. Scientific names, on the other hand, are unique plant and animal names used across the world by scientists and other professionals regardless of the language they speak or write, because scientific names are always Latin or Latinized words. c. Xerophytes: A xerophytic plant has thorns on succulent leaves … Below is the list of plants arranged alphabetically according to their scientific names, so go ahead and find the plant of your interest!!! Common names for plants and animals are used by local people. How Plants Get Their Names. Tetu, Aralu, Broken Bones Tree, Tree of Damocles, Bhut-Vriksh, Mid-Night Horror. 2. The naming system was invented by the Swedish botanist Linnaeus in the 1700s. Binomial names ar… "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. These are some scientific names of animals and birds that will help in the preparation of examination as now a day’s scenario and pattern of an exam are changing with time. In Namibia only 1500 of the approximately 4000 indigenous and 200 naturalised plants have common names. Hooded Skullcap, AKA Marsh Skullcap. Botanical name: Aloe vera. The specific name, allows us to distinguish between different organisms within a genus. snot bonnet or watershield). The term “Eleocharis spp.” refers to all 150 species in the Eleocharis genus. By using scientific names containing both genus and species, people can be very sure of the species they are referring to. They are standardized, using the same name for the same organism and are always used in published research. Every species on earth has its own unique scientific name. Closely related to the lily and with a long history of cultivation at Latitude 40° North - an… Scientific Names of Plants, Listed Alphabetically Scientific Names of Plants, A-B. 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 … A species is a group of individuals that do not successfully interbreed with individuals of other groups. They cannot survive in the plain soil. Together, these two names are referred to as a binomial. Ideally these should all have evolved from one common ancestor. For example: maidencane, bulrush, water hyacinth, Florida pondweed, duckweed and hydrilla. Professional plant taxonomists assign a unique scientific name to each plant. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. A genericname is a ‘collective name’ for a group of plants. Pronounce every letter. Scientific Name: Tulipa. Linnaeus created the system of “binomial nomenclature,” which uses only two designations–genus and specific epithet as the species name.In the mid-1800s, scientists agreed on an expanded system of nomenclature. Thus, for the scientific name of Pea - Pisum sativum, the first word Pisum designates the genus and the second word sativum designates the species. Plants have been referred since times immemorial and in all nations and tribes they might have been given names in their own languages. Each plant specimen represents one species that has its own scientific name. Most recent blog post. 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Sure, last weekend, you enjoyed a 32-hour stream-a-thon and are now social media friends with the delivery driver. It is used as a spice as well as a herb. Potamogeton is the genus and floridanus is the species. Qus: Solanum tubersum is the scientific name of which plant? The scientific names consists of two parts usually - the genus and the name of the species. Lactuca refers to the milky sap the plant produces when flowering. Furthermore, sawgrass is not a grass—it is a sedge. I would like to address that here. 1) Rose 2) Rice 3) Silver Oak 4) Potato Ans: Potato. Thus there was a need for scientific internationally accepted name for a species which gives it its precise identity and recognition anywhere in the world. People use common names or scientific names when referring to particular plants (and animals). bonnet, cow-lily, spatterdock). Scientific names reduce confusion and make communication much more certain. Nuphar advena (a.k.a. Carl Linnaeus, a famous botanist, and zoologist developed the system of Binomial Nomenclature. Click Here View by Botanical/Scientific name Amaryllis Table: Botanical and Common Names, Families, Distribution and Use of Plants Sr. No. Thus the same plant would have several names or the same common name might be applied to different plants. Professional plant taxonomists assign a unique scientific name to each plant. For example, the aquatic plant whose common name in Florida is maidencane has the scientific name Panicum hemitomon or Panicum hemitomon. You don't have to be a scientist to use scientific names. Kikar Mimosaceae India and Tropical Africa Used for making furniture’s, tanning, dyeing fabrics yellow, stem yields gum while A scientific name is used by botanists, growers, plant managers, and others to avoid the confusion caused by common names. Species within a genus can look alike or vastly different. Thus the same plant would have several names or the same common name might be applied to different plants. In common names, the words are not capitalized unless a word is a proper noun. Potamogeton illinoensis is a different species of pondweed. Here’s what you’ll learn for each leaf: Common Leaf Names. Taxonomy is the classification of organisms. Panicum hemitomon (at right) is a desirable native plant. The scientific binomial system of naming the plants was developed and introducedfor the first time by Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), a Swedish naturalist, in 1753. Almost everyone pronounces the Latin and Greek scientific name differently. This system came to be known as 'Binomial System of Nomenclature'. African violet care information guide: Belonging to the Saintpaulia Genus with many species. Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) started the system of scientific classification in use today to help organize and categorize thousands of plants from around the world. Answer: Carrot! In scientific names, the first word (genus) is capitalized and the following words (species, subspecies, etc.) Scientific names cannot be changed except by international scientific agreement. Plants have both common names and scientific names, and it’s important to know and understand the distinction between them. The species name is a good hint for this one. Red-hot cat’s tail or Chenille is common name of Acalypha hispida. One species of a genus may be greatly beneficial while another species of the same genus may be an invasive nuisance. Cotoneaster: cuh- TO -ne-AS-tuhr (although even my dictionary gives some legitimacy to the … LIST OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS ... Scientific Names Of 10 Flowers part 2 - Duration: 1:30. Think how confusing it can be if you and your neighbors on the lake all have different names for the same plant. BUT, more than 8000 names have been recorded for these 1500 plants in almost 40 languages and/or dialects since the 19th century. Family: Liliaceae. A few names on this list will fascinate those interested in the derivation of plant... Scientific Names of Plants, C-D. You can tell a lot about a plant by studying its scientific name. The pulp … This species is known by anglers to attract a variety of fish. Brasenia schreberi (a.k.a. Scientific Names of Plants HOW TO SAY THEM AND WHAT THEY MEAN Pronunciation Meaning References I. PRONUNCIATION 1. The scientific names consists of two terms, the genus name and the species name. The plants gets its name from … Acer palmatum (any variety) (Japanese maple (any variety)) Achillea (any variety) (Yarrow (any variety)) Agapanthus (any variety) (African lily (any variety)) Alchemilla (any variety) (Lady's mantle … It is based on the science of taxonomy, and uses a hierarchical system called binomial nomenclature. It indicates a grouping of organisms that all share a suite of similar characters. The domesticated carrot shares its scientific names with the wild carrot, also known as Queen Anne’s lace. And often the same common name is used for different plants. The first part is the genus name and the second part is the species. The 15 Laziest Animals on Earth. Bulb flowering type plants that produce a cluster of attractive trumpet like flowers in different color... African Violet The formal system of naming different species―animals as well as plants―is known as binomial nomenclature or binominal nomenclature. At the simplest level of scientific classification, each plant has a name made up of two parts, a generic (or genus) name and a specific name or epithet. Panicum repens (at left) is a non-native invasive plant. Also known as Monkey Cups or Tropical Pitcher plants, Nepenthes is a genus that contains around 150 different species.… The protocol for naming species was invented in the 1700s by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The naming system was invented by the Swedish botanist Linnaeus in the 1700s. Scientific Names of Plants. Think how confusing it can be to discuss fishing if the plant's common name varies from county to county and state to state. The genus name always starts with a capital letter and the species name always starts with a small letter. These words are standardised and are used for reducing confusion and … A genus is a group of closely related species. Common Plant Names with Their Scientific Names: Apple: Malus domestica: Bamboo: Bamboosa aridinarifolia: Banana: Musa paradisiaca: Banyan: Ficus benghalensis: Black Gram: Plasoes mungo: Black Pepper: Piper nigrum: Brinjal: Solanum melongena: Capsicum: Capsicum frutescens: Carrot: Daucas carota: Clove: Syzygium aromaticum: Coriander: Coriandrum sativum: Cotton: Gossypium … Changeri, Ambati, Creeping Wood Sorrel, Creeping Oxalis, Wood Sorrel, Broadleaf Wood Sorrel, Mexican Oxalis, Lollipop Plant, Golden Shrimp Plant, Golden Candle, Kewda, Fragrant Screw Pine, Umbrella Tree, Screw Pine, Chanduphal, Badminton Ball Tree, African Locust Tree, Ram Baval, Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde, Carrot Grass, Congress Grass, Wild Carrot Weed, Purple Passion Flower, Apricot Vine, Krushna Kamal, Love-in-a-Mist, Stinking Passion Flower, Valighani, Tamraparni, Copperpod, Rusty Shield-Bearer, Pentas, Star Flower, Star Cluster, Egyptian Star Cluster, Kali Anghedi, Adhedi, Lisi Adhedi, Panicled Foldwing, Wild Date Palm, Date-Sugar Palm, Indian Wild Date, Khajuri, Frog Fruit, Turkey Tangle, Creeping Lip Plant, Jalbuti, Ratoliya, Star Goose Berry, Country Goose Berry, Khataamla, Kamboi, Shinvi, Black-Honey Shrub, Black-Berried Feather Foil, Moti Bhoi-Amli, Seed Under Leaf, Virgate Leaf-Flower, Ground Cherry, Sun Berry, Parpoti, Popati, Artillery-Plant, Gunpowder Plant, Military Fern, Pistol Plant, Chanapatti, Allspice, Jamaica Pepper, Pepper, Myrtle Pepper, Pimenta, Pimento, English Pepper or New Spice, Long Pepper, Indian Long Pepper, Lindi Piper, Water Lettuce, Water Soldier, Gondali, Prasni, Jalshankhla, Prashani, Water Cabbage, Nile Cabbage, Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Sweet Tamarind, Vilayati Ambli, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage, Indian Mint, Mexican Mint, Wild Plumeria, Bridal Bouquet, White Frangipani, Champo, Khad-Champo, Common White Frangipani, Zimbabwe Creeper, Queen of Sheba, Port John's Creeper, Bubblegum Vine, Pandorea, Pink Trumpet Vine, Balfour Aralia, Dinner Plate Aralia, Plate Aralia, Karanj, Pongam Tree, Indian Beech Tree, Pongame Oil Tree, Pink Purslane, Kiss Me Quick, Chisme, Shaggy Portulaca, Purple False Eranthemum, False Eranthemum, Shooting Star, Star Flower, Purple False Erantheum, Dazzler, Maple-Leaved Bayur Tree, Kanak Champo, Muchh-Kund, Karnikar, Forest Burr, Creeping Cock's Comb, Dholozipto, Wild Snake Root, Devil Pepper, American Serpent Wood, Broadleaf Lady Palm, Lady Palm, Lady Finger Palm, Bamboo Palm, Burn-Mouth Vine, Jumby-Bean, Nahani Kamala Vel, Weeying Mary, The Coral Plant, Fountain or Fire-Cracker Plant, Rusili, Ravenna Grass, Hardy Pampas Grass, Italian Sugar Cane, Tooth Brush Tree, Mustard Tree, Salt Brush, Meswak, Piludi, Khari Jar, Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Spear Sansevieria, Bhadrak, Bhadraksh, Half Flower, Malayan Rice Paper, Beach Naupaka, Ceylon Oak, Kusum Tree, Lac Tree, Gum Lac Tree, Marking Nut Tree, Bibba, Bhilava, Oriental Cashew Nut, Varnish Tree, Sundaro, Kasundaro, Kasundari, Vadisunari, Coffee Senna, Coffee Weed, Arsenic-Bush, Dooleyweed, Laburnum, Smooth Senna, Kasheed, Kasood, Siamese Senna, Siamese Cassia, Bala Jangli Methi, Common Wireweed, Morning Mallow, Common Fanpetals, Long-Stalk Sida, Heart-Leaf Sida, Country-Mallow, Flannelweed, Heartleaf Fanpetals, Heart-Leaf Sida, MahaBala, Baladana, Kharenti, Atibala, Cuban Jute, Jelly Leaf, Queensland Hemp, Sahdev, Black Nightshade, Blackberry Nightshade, NightShade, PoisonBerry, Kangani, Moti-Ringani, Dorali, Vad-Ringani, Ubhi Bhoy-Ringani, Turkey Berry, Devil's Fig, Prickly Nightshade, Wild Eggplant, Pea Eggplant, Plate Brush, Dense-Thorn Bitter-Apple, Red Buffalo-Bur, Sticky Nightshade, Wild Tomato, Fire and Ice Plant, Litchi Tomato, Bhoy-Ringani, Thorny Nightshade, Yellow Berried Nightshade, Thai Egg Plant, Rohan, Royani, Indian Redwood, Bastard Cedar, Raktarohan, The Scarlet Bell, Fountain Tree, African Tulip Tree, Ganthiyu, Madaughanti, Gondi, Kharsat Shankhlo, Jointed Buttonweed, False Buttonweed, Madhuri-Jadi, Gorakh Mundi, Bodio Kalhaar, East Indian Globe Thistle, Indian Sphaeranthus, Singapore Daisy, Trailing Daisy, Yellow Dots, Creeping Daisy, Wedelia, Indian Snakeweed, Blue Snakeweed, Nettle-Leaved Vervain, Pink Snake Weed, Red Porter Weed, Changeable Velvet Berry, St.Augustine Grass, Buffalo Grass, Salt Grass, Cinderella Weed, Node Weed, Pig Grass, Synedrella, Jambu, Java Plum, Jamun, Black Plum, Java Apple, Safed Jambu, Malay Apple, Mountain Apple, Rose Apple, Caribbean Trumpet Tree, Silver Trumpet Tree, Yellow Tabebuia, Cuban Pink Trumpet Tree, Pink Tabebuia, Pink Trumpet Tree, White Cedar, Crape Jasmine, Moonbeam, Carnation of India, Chandni, Tagar, Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet, Yellow-Elder, Ragatroido, Rohitak, Roheda, Honey Tree, Desert Teak, Marwar Teak, Wild Indigo, Fish Poison, Sarpunkho, Ghodakan, Behda, Belleric Myrobalan, Bastard Myrobalan, Badam, Desi Badam, Lili Badam, Indian Almond, Paras Pipado, Indian Tulip Tree, Aden apple, Portia Tree, Paras Bhendi, Mexican Oleander, Yellow Oleander, Lucky Nut, Pili karen, Bengal Clock Vine, Bengal Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Flower, Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Neel Lata, Indian Mahogany, Red Cedar, Toon Tree, Maha Neem, Kudak, Tooni, Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Indian Charcoal Tree, Indian Nettle, Oriental Nettle, Pigeon wood, Poison Peach, Popti, Satodo, Desert Horse Purslane, Giant Pigweed, Horse-Purslane, Puncture Vine, Caltrop, Yellow Vine, Goathead, Gokharu, Pardesi Bhangaro, Tridax Daisy, Coat Buttons, Mexican Daisy, Burr Bush, Chinese Burr, Diamond Burrbark, Jhinpati, Yellow Alder, Yellow Buttercups, Sage Rose, Indian Ipecac, Indian Ipecacuahna, Dam-ni-vel, Curtain Creeper, Vernonia Creeper, Parda Vel, Ashwagandha, Ghodakun, Asandh, Ghoda-Asun, Winter Cherry, Indian Jujube, Indian Plum, Bor, Mota Bor. The first word, which always begins with a capital letter, is called 'Generic Epithet' or 'Genus'. Thus there was a need for scientific internationally accepted name for a species which gives it its precise identity and recognition anywhere in the world. Common names change as new people move to an area, or as old common names fall out of favor for one reason or another. It's easier to sell "watershield" than Brasenia schreberi. They germinate, grow, and survive in water. Plant and animal taxonomy is arranged in a hierarchy, from the broadest level of phylum down to the most specific, species:– Phylum or Division   – Class      – Order         – Family            – Genus               – Species. According to the binomial system, the name of an organism consists of two Latin or Latinised words. Letter Z Animals Scientific Names. In some places, our cattails are called bulrushes. A scientific name has two (or sometimes more) parts. While the terms ‘binomial name’ and ‘bionominal name’ both are technically correct, the term ‘scientific name’ is much more popular than them. People have traditionally given vernacular names to plants that are useful, outstanding, poisonous, etc. are not capitalized. This process of naming organisms scientifically is known as ‘taxonomy’. If you’re only wanting food uses out of the plants, then maybe you won’t need it. Qus: Carica papaya is the scientific name of which plant? Taxonomists have established several “codes” for scientific nomenclature. Still, you’re probably more active than the layabouts who made our 15 laziest animals list! The spice gives curry it’s yellow color.… Ex: Lotus. Morphology of the useful plants: Leaf. 1) Onion 2) Papaya 3) Mango 4) Potato Ans: Papaya. Common names may be totally different from one country to another, from one state to another, and even from one county to another. The second word, which unlike genus begins with a lower case letter, is called 'Specific Epithet' or 'Species'. Acacia arabicae Willd. Someone in one of my classes mentioned in my survey that scientific names are not needed. Notes on Scientific Names of Plants, Fruits & Vegetables. In the United States there are two main systems of pronouncing Latin scientific names, a traditional English system and an academic system that tries to approximate how the Qus: What is the scientific name of Pineapple? I could definitely see that the scientific name is important if using a plant for medicinal purposes. The following codes are used today: 1. Our bulrushes are their club rushes; their rice grass is our cut grass. Latin has no "silent letters." Question: Lactuca sativa Answer: Lettuce! Common names vary in other ways too. These plants found their name simply because their flowers … This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. Turmeric is native to southern Asia. In most of Florida, the floating-leaved plant Nuphar advena is also known by several common names: bonnet, cow lily, and spatterdock. For example, Potamogeton floridanus is the scientific name for a species of pondweed. The scientific names of plants are based on taxonomy, the science of defining groups of biological organisms. As the name indicates, these plants grow only in water. Plant nurseries, garden centers, aquarium shops, and other plant retailers often assign popular common names to plants they sell. A scientific name is used by botanists, growers, plant managers, and others to avoid the confusion caused by common names. USDA - National Plant Germplasm System (GRIN): Database of economic plants and their names, worldwide, very good, but not complete. It is not advisable to make generalizations about a plant’s invasiveness based on genus alone. Naming may become even more complex by further classifications such as subspecies and varieties. 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