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

millet) Pulses Black gram Cowpea Green gram Horse gram Red gram Tubers Colocasia Carrot Elephant foot Yam Potato Radish Sweet potato Turnip Tapioca Greater Yam Chembu Carrot Chena Urulakizhangu Mullangi Cheenikizhangu Seemamullangi Maracheeni Kachil Uzhunnu Perumpayar Cherupayar Muthira Thuvarappayar Chama Varagu Cholam Nellu Koovaraku Malayalam Name Botanical Name Family

Panicum sumatrense Paspalum scrobiculatum Zea mays Oryza sativa Eleusine coracana

Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae

Vigna mungo Vigna unguiculata Vigna radiata Macrotyloma uniflorum Cajanus cajan

Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae

Colocasia esculenta Daucus carota Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Solanum tuberosum Raphanus sativus Ipomoea batatas Brassica rapa Manihot esculenta Dioscorea alata

Araceae Apiaceae Araceae Solanaceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Brassicaceae Euphorbiaceae Dioscoreaceae

Vegetables Brinjal Tomato Chilli Amaranthus Okra Bitter gourd Bottle gourd Snake gourd Ridge gourd Ash gourd Little gourd Sword bean French bean Beet root Vazhuthana Thakkali Mulaku Cheera Venda Paval Churakka Padavalam Peechanga Kumbalam Koval Valaringa Beans Beet root

Solanum melongena Lycopersicon esculentum Capsicum annuum Amaranthus spp, Abelmoschus esculentus Momordica charantia Lagenaria siceraria Trichosanthes anguina Luffa acutangula Benincasa hispida Coccinia grandis Canavalia gladiata Phaseolus vulgaris Beta vulgaris Brassica oleracea

Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Amaranthaceae Malvaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Chenopodiaceae

Cabbage

Muttakose

Brassicaceae

var. capitata
Carrot Cauliflower Indian bean Drumstick Musk melon Onion Pumpkin Carrot Cauliflower Amara Muringa Thaikumbalam Ulli Mathan

Daucus carota Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Lablab purpureus Moringa oleifera Cucumis melo Allium cepa Cucurbita moschata

Apiaceae Brassicaceae Fabaceae Moringaceae Cucurbitaceae Lilliaceae Cucurbitaceae

Red pumpkin Fruits Banana Bread fruit Bullock's heart Cashew Sweet-sop Grapes Guava Jack Jujube Lemon Lime Mango Mangosteen Papaya Pineapple Pomegranate Sapota Mandarin Pomelo

Vellarimathan

Cucurbita maxima

Cucurbitaceae

Vazha Seemachakka Malamunthiri Kasuvandi Seethapazham Munthiringa Perakka Chakka Elantha Naranga Cherunaranga Manga Mangosteen Pappakka Kaithachakka Mathalanaranga Sapota Orange Bamplimas

Musa spp. Artocarpus altilis Annona reticulata Anacardium occidentale Annona squamosa Vitis vinifera Psidium guajava Artocarpus heterophyllus Zizyphus jujuba Citrus limon Citrus aurantifolia Mangifera indica Garcinia mangostana Carica papaya Ananas comosus Punica granatum Achras sapota Citrus reticulata Citrus decumana

Musaceae Moraceae Annonaceae Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Vitaceae Myrtaceae Moraceae Rhamnaceae Rutaceae Rutaceae Anacardiaceae Clusiaceae Caricaceae Bromeliaceae Punicaceae Sapotaceae Rutaceae Rutaceae

Condiments & Spices Chilli Turmeric Coriander Mulaku Manjal Kothamalli

Capsicum annuum Curcuma domestica Coriandrum sativum

Solanaceae Zingiberaceae Apiaceae

Indian mustard Cumin Pepper Garlic Ginger Cardamom Long Pepper Nutmeg Cinnamon Clove Cinchona Allspice Fennel Oil Seeds Coconut Sesamum Groundnut Indian Mustard Castor Oil Palm Beverages Coffee Tea Cocoa

Kaduku Jeerakam Kurumulaku Veluthulli Inchi Etam Thippali Jathika Karuvapatta Grambu Cinchona Allspice Perumjeerakam

Brassica juncea Cuminum cyminum Piper nigrum Allium sativum Zingiber officinale Elettaria cardamomum Piper longum Myristica fragrans Cinnamomum zeylanicum Syzygium aromaticum Cinchona officinalis Pimenta dioica Foeniculum vulgare

Brasslcaceae Apiaceae Piperaceae Liliaceae Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae Piperaceae Myristicaceae Lauraceae Myrtaceae Rubiaceae Myrtaceae Apiaceae

Thengu Ellu Nilakkadala Kaduku Avanakku Ennappana

Cocos nucifera Sesamum indicum Arachis hypogaea Brassica juncea Ricinus communis Elaeis guineensis

Arecaceae Pedaliaceae Fabaceae Brassicaceae Euphorbiaceae Arecaceae

Kappi Theyila Cocoa

Coffea spp. Camellia sinensis Theobroma cacao

Rubiaceae Theaceae Sterculiaceae

Green Manure Crops Glyricidia Crotalaria(Striped) Sunnhemp Calapagonium Kudzuvine Wild indigo Fodder Crops Bermuda Napier Guinea Para Tropical kudzu Other Crops Tobacco Betel vine Arecanut Para rubber Sugarcane Trees Teak Ebony Jungle jack/Aini Poon Thekku Karimaram Anjili Kattupunna Pukayila Vettila Kamuku Rubber Karimbu Karuka Napier Kuthirappullu Parapullu Kudzu Seemakonna Kilukki Kattuchanambu Calapagonium Kudzu payar Kozhinji

Gliricidia maculata Crotalaria mucronata Crotalaria juncea Calapagonium mucunoides Pueraria javanica Tephrosia purpurea

Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae

Cynodon dactylon Pennisetum purpureu Panicum maximum Brachiaria mutica Pueraria phaseoloides

Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Fabaceae

Nicotiana tabacum Piper betle Areca catechu Hevea brasiliensis Saccharum officinarum

Solanaceae Piperaceae Arecaceae Euphorbiaceae Poaceae

Tectona grandis Diaspyros ebenum Artocarpus hirsutus Calophyllum polyanthum

Verbenaceae Ebenaceae Moraceae Clusiaceae

Tree of Heaven Sain/Laurel Kindal Gurjun Iron wood tree Venteak Siris Yellow teak Dita bark Ekadania Mahogany Indian rose wood Jack Bead tree MEDICINAL PLANTS Black Culch Asparagus Brahmi Aparjit Indian borage Nut grass Sadovani Sarivan Indian sarasaparilla Pennywort

Perumaram Karimaruthu Vellamaruthu Vella Ayani Kadamaram Venthekku Vaka Manja Kadambu Yezhilam pala Mulluvenga Mahagany Eetty Plavu Manjadi

Ailanthus excelsa Terminalia erenulata Terminalia paniculata Dipterocarpus indicus Xylia zylocarpa Lagerstroemia microcarpa Albizia lebbeek Haldina cordifolia Alstonia scholaris Bridelia squamosa Swietenia mahogani Dalbergia latifolia Artocarpus heterophyllus Adenanthera pavonina

Simaroubaceae Combrentaceae Combrentaceae Dipterocarpaceae Mimosaceae Lythraceae Fabaceae Rubiaceae Apocynaceae Euphorbiaceae Meliaceae Fabaceae Moraceae Mimosaceae

Karingali Sathavari Neerbrahmi Sankupushpam NjavaralPanikoorka Muthanga Velipparuthy Orila Narunandi Kudangal

Acacia catachu Asparagus racemosus Var. javanicus Bacopa monnieri Clitoria ternatea Coleus amboinicus Cyperus rotundus Pergularia daemia Desmodium gangeticum Hemidesmus indicus Centella asiatica

Mimosaceae Liliaceae Scrophulariaceae Fabaceae Lamiaceae Cyperaceae Asclepiadaceae Fabaceae Asclepiadaceae Apiaceae

Kachura Neem Holybasil Jaramala Long Pepper Rauvolfia Garden Rue Sida Gulancha (Hindi Name)

Kacholam Veppu Thulasi Keezharnelli Thippali Sarpagandhi Sathappu/Arutha Kurumthotti Chittamruthu

Kaempferia galanga Azadirachta indica Ocimum sanctum Phyllanthus fraternus Piper longum Rauvolfia serpentina Ruta graveolens Sida rhombifolia Tinospora cordifolia Tylophora indica Vetiveria zizanioides Vitex negundo Withania somnifera Cardiospermum helicacabum

Zingiberaceae Meliaceae Lamiaceae Euphorbiaceae Piperaceae Apocynaceae Rutaceae Malvaceae Menispermaceae Asclepiadaceae Poaceae Verbenaceae Solanaceae Sapendaceae

Antamul (Hindi Name) Vallippala Khas.khas Ramacham

Nirgandi (Hindi Name) Karinochi Asgand (Hindi Name) Amukuram Baloonvine Uzhinja