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Jeremy Navera
10-Macapagal
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Allium, (genus Allium),are large genus of onion- or garlic-scented Local Name: Kutsay
bulbous herbs of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). Allium species Family Name: Allium Family
are found in most regions of the world except the tropics and New
Zealand and Australia. Scientific Name: Allium
schoenoprasum
The phytochemical compounds allium and Allyl disulfide in the onions
convert into allicin by the enzymatic reaction when its bulb (modified English Name: Chives
leaves) are distorted (crushing, cutting, etc.). Studies have shown that
these compounds have anti-mutagenic (protects from cancers) and anti-
diabetic properties (helps lower blood sugar levels in diabetics)
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Examples: Local Name: Sibuyas
1. Family Name: Allium Family
Local Name: Bawang Scientific Name: Allium cepa
Family Name: Allium Family English Name: Onion
Scientific Name: Allium sativum
English Name: Garlic
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Local Name: Kalabasa
The gourd family of flowering plants, belonging to the order
Cucurbitales and containing 98 genera and about 975 species of food Family Name: Cucurbitaceae Family
and ornamental plants. Members of the family are annual or perennial
Scientific Name: Cucurbita
herbs native to temperate and tropical areas and include cucumbers,
gourds, melons, squashes, and pumpkins. English Name: Squash
Examples:
3.
1.
Local Name: melon, milon
Local Name: Pipino
Family Name: Cucurbitaceae
Family Name: Cucurbitaceae
Family
Family
Scientific Name: Cucumis melo
Scientific Name: Cucumis sativus
English Name: Melon
English Name: Cucumber
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A member of the family of vegetables that includes broccoli, Brussels Local Name: Brokoli
sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, and turnips. Also
Family Name: Cruciferae Family
called Brassica vegetable.
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Examples: Local Name: N/A
1. Family Name: Cruciferae Family
Local Name: Repolyo Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea var.
Family Name: Cruciferae Family italica
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, Local Name: Sampalok, Sampaloc
pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important Family Name: Leguminosae Family
family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and
perennial or annual herbaceous plants, which are easily Scientific Name: Tamarindus indica
recognized by their fruit (legume) and their compound, stipulate English Name: Tamarind
leaves.
Examples: 3.
1. Local Name: Sitaw
Local Name: Makahiya Family Name: Leguminosae Family
Family Name: Leguminosae Scientific Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Family
English Name: Green Bean
Scientific Name: Mimosa
pudica
English Name: Sensitive
Plant, Shameplant, Mimosa
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Poaceae, formerly called Gramineae, grass family of
monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Local Name: Tanglad
Poales. The Poaceae are the world’s single most important
Family Name: Grass Family
source of food. They rank among the top five families of
flowering plants in terms of the number of species, but they are Scientific Name: Cymbopogon
clearly the most abundant and important family of the Earth’s English Name: Lemon grass
flora. They grow on all continents, in desert to freshwater and
marine habitats, and at all but the highest elevations. Plant
communities dominated by grasses account for about 24
percent of the Earth’s vegetation.
Examples: 3.