CULTIVATED CROPS OF KERALA Common Name Cereals Chama (little millet) Kodo millet Maize Rice Ragi (!

inger millet) P lses $lac" gram Co&pea 'reen gram (orse gram Red gram T !ers Colocasia Carrot #lephant )oot .am Potato Radish /&eet potato *urnip *apioca 'reater .am Chembu Carrot Chena %rula"izhangu Mullangi Cheeni"izhangu /eemamullangi Maracheeni Kachil %zhunnu Perumpayar Cherupayar Muthira *hu arappayar Chama Varagu Cholam Nellu Koo ara"u Malayalam Name Botanical Name Family

Panicum sumatrense Paspalum scrobiculatum Zea mays Oryza sati a #leusine coracana

Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae

Vigna mungo Vigna unguiculata Vigna radiata Macrotyloma uni)lorum Ca+anus ca+an

!abaceae !abaceae !abaceae !abaceae !abaceae

Colocasia esculenta -aucus carota ,morphophallus paeonii)olius /olanum tuberosum Raphanus sati us 0pomoea batatas $rassica rapa Manihot esculenta -ioscorea alata

,raceae ,piaceae ,raceae /olanaceae $rassicaceae Con ol ulaceae $rassicaceae #uphorbiaceae -ioscoreaceae

Ve"eta!les $rin+al *omato Chilli ,maranthus O"ra $itter gourd $ottle gourd /na"e gourd Ridge gourd ,sh gourd 1ittle gourd /&ord bean !rench bean $eet root Vazhuthana *ha""ali Mula"u Cheera Venda Pa al Chura""a Pada alam Peechanga Kumbalam Ko al Valaringa $eans $eet root

/olanum melongena 1ycopersicon esculentum Capsicum annuum ,maranthus spp2 ,belmoschus esculentus Momordica charantia 1agenaria siceraria *richosanthes anguina 1u))a acutangula $enincasa hispida Coccinia grandis Cana alia gladiata Phaseolus ulgaris $eta ulgaris $rassica oleracea

/olanaceae /olanaceae /olanaceae ,maranthaceae Mal aceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae !abaceae !abaceae Chenopodiaceae

Cabbage

Mutta"ose

$rassicaceae

ar3 capitata
Carrot Cauli)lo&er 0ndian bean -rumstic" Mus" melon Onion Pump"in Carrot Cauli)lo&er ,mara Muringa *hai"umbalam %lli Mathan

-aucus carota $rassica oleracea ar3 botrytis 1ablab purpureus Moringa olei)era Cucumis melo ,llium cepa Cucurbita moschata

,piaceae $rassicaceae !abaceae Moringaceae Cucurbitaceae 1illiaceae Cucurbitaceae

Red pump"in Fr its $anana $read )ruit $ulloc"5s heart Cashe& /&eet6sop 'rapes 'ua a 8ac" 8u+ube 1emon 1ime Mango Mangosteen Papaya Pineapple Pomegranate /apota Mandarin Pomelo

Vellarimathan

Cucurbita ma4ima

Cucurbitaceae

Vazha /eemacha""a Malamunthiri Kasu andi /eethapazham Munthiringa Pera""a Cha""a #lantha Naranga Cherunaranga Manga Mangosteen Pappa""a Kaithacha""a Mathalanaranga /apota Orange $amplimas

Musa spp3 ,rtocarpus altilis ,nnona reticulata ,nacardium occidentale ,nnona s7uamosa Vitis ini)era Psidium gua+a a ,rtocarpus heterophyllus Zizyphus +u+uba Citrus limon Citrus auranti)olia Mangi)era indica 'arcinia mangostana Carica papaya ,nanas comosus Punica granatum ,chras sapota Citrus reticulata Citrus decumana

Musaceae Moraceae ,nnonaceae ,nacardiaceae ,nnonaceae Vitaceae Myrtaceae Moraceae Rhamnaceae Rutaceae Rutaceae ,nacardiaceae Clusiaceae Caricaceae $romeliaceae Punicaceae /apotaceae Rutaceae Rutaceae

Con#iments $ S%ices Chilli *urmeric Coriander Mula"u Man+al Kothamalli

Capsicum annuum Curcuma domestica Coriandrum sati um

/olanaceae Zingiberaceae ,piaceae

0ndian mustard Cumin Pepper 'arlic 'inger Cardamom 1ong Pepper Nutmeg Cinnamon Clo e Cinchona ,llspice !ennel Oil See#s Coconut /esamum 'roundnut 0ndian Mustard Castor Oil Palm Be&era"es Co))ee *ea Cocoa

Kadu"u 8eera"am Kurumula"u Veluthulli 0nchi #tam *hippali 8athi"a Karu apatta 'rambu Cinchona ,llspice Perum+eera"am

$rassica +uncea Cuminum cyminum Piper nigrum ,llium sati um Zingiber o))icinale #lettaria cardamomum Piper longum Myristica )ragrans Cinnamomum zeylanicum /yzygium aromaticum Cinchona o))icinalis Pimenta dioica !oeniculum ulgare

$rasslcaceae ,piaceae Piperaceae 1iliaceae Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae Piperaceae Myristicaceae 1auraceae Myrtaceae Rubiaceae Myrtaceae ,piaceae

*hengu #llu Nila""adala Kadu"u , ana""u #nnappana

Cocos nuci)era /esamum indicum ,rachis hypogaea $rassica +uncea Ricinus communis #laeis guineensis

,recaceae Pedaliaceae !abaceae $rassicaceae #uphorbiaceae ,recaceae

Kappi *heyila Cocoa

Co))ea spp3 Camellia sinensis *heobroma cacao

Rubiaceae *heaceae /terculiaceae

'reen Man re Cro%s 'lyricidia Crotalaria(/triped) /unnhemp Calapagonium Kudzu ine 9ild indigo Fo##er Cro%s $ermuda Napier 'uinea Para *ropical "udzu Ot(er Cro%s *obacco $etel ine ,recanut Para rubber /ugarcane Trees *ea" #bony 8ungle +ac":,ini Poon *he""u Karimaram ,n+ili Kattupunna Pu"ayila Vettila Kamu"u Rubber Karimbu Karu"a Napier Kuthirappullu Parapullu Kudzu /eema"onna Kilu""i Kattuchanambu Calapagonium Kudzu payar Kozhin+i

'liricidia maculata Crotalaria mucronata Crotalaria +uncea Calapagonium mucunoides Pueraria +a anica *ephrosia purpurea

!abaceae !abaceae !abaceae !abaceae !abaceae !abaceae

Cynodon dactylon Pennisetum purpureu Panicum ma4imum $rachiaria mutica Pueraria phaseoloides

Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae !abaceae

Nicotiana tabacum Piper betle ,reca catechu (e ea brasiliensis /accharum o))icinarum

/olanaceae Piperaceae ,recaceae #uphorbiaceae Poaceae

*ectona grandis -iaspyros ebenum ,rtocarpus hirsutus Calophyllum polyanthum

Verbenaceae #benaceae Moraceae Clusiaceae

*ree o) (ea en /ain:1aurel Kindal 'ur+un 0ron &ood tree Ventea" /iris .ello& tea" -ita bar" #"adania Mahogany 0ndian rose &ood 8ac" $ead tree MEDICINAL PLANTS $lac" Culch ,sparagus $rahmi ,par+it 0ndian borage Nut grass /ado ani /ari an 0ndian sarasaparilla Penny&ort

Perumaram Karimaruthu Vellamaruthu Vella ,yani Kadamaram Venthe""u Va"a Man+a Kadambu .ezhilam pala Mullu enga Mahagany #etty Pla u Man+adi

,ilanthus e4celsa *erminalia erenulata *erminalia paniculata -ipterocarpus indicus ;ylia zylocarpa 1agerstroemia microcarpa ,lbizia lebbee" (aldina cordi)olia ,lstonia scholaris $ridelia s7uamosa /&ietenia mahogani -albergia lati)olia ,rtocarpus heterophyllus ,denanthera pa onina

/imaroubaceae Combrentaceae Combrentaceae -ipterocarpaceae Mimosaceae 1ythraceae !abaceae Rubiaceae ,pocynaceae #uphorbiaceae Meliaceae !abaceae Moraceae Mimosaceae

Karingali /atha ari Neerbrahmi /an"upushpam N+a aralPani"oor"a Muthanga Velipparuthy Orila Narunandi Kudangal

,cacia catachu ,sparagus racemosus Var3 +a anicus $acopa monnieri Clitoria ternatea Coleus amboinicus Cyperus rotundus Pergularia daemia -esmodium gangeticum (emidesmus indicus Centella asiatica

Mimosaceae 1iliaceae /crophulariaceae !abaceae 1amiaceae Cyperaceae ,sclepiadaceae !abaceae ,sclepiadaceae ,piaceae

Kachura Neem (olybasil 8aramala 1ong Pepper Rau ol)ia 'arden Rue /ida 'ulancha ((indi Name)

Kacholam Veppu *hulasi Keezharnelli *hippali /arpagandhi /athappu:,rutha Kurumthotti Chittamruthu

Kaemp)eria galanga ,zadirachta indica Ocimum sanctum Phyllanthus )raternus Piper longum Rau ol)ia serpentina Ruta gra eolens /ida rhombi)olia *inospora cordi)olia *ylophora indica Veti eria zizanioides Vite4 negundo 9ithania somni)era Cardiospermum helicacabum

Zingiberaceae Meliaceae 1amiaceae #uphorbiaceae Piperaceae ,pocynaceae Rutaceae Mal aceae Menispermaceae ,sclepiadaceae Poaceae Verbenaceae /olanaceae /apendaceae

,ntamul ((indi Name) Vallippala Khas3"has Ramacham

Nirgandi ((indi Name) Karinochi ,sgand ((indi Name) ,mu"uram $aloon ine %zhin+a