Collage of Agriculture and Food Science DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE Visayas State University Visca, Baybay City, Leyte DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE . Vegetable Crops (Olericutture) Family & Scientific Name __| English/Common Name _| Propagation Uses Alliaceae or Allium Family Allium cepa L. Onion (sibuyas) Bulb, seeds flatulence ‘Allium fistulosumm Green onion, japanese | Bulb dysentery Bunching onion cholera Allium sativrn L. Garlic (bawang, ahos) | bulb antibiotic ‘Amaranthaceae or Amaranth Family ‘Amaranthus viridis L. ‘Amaranth (kulitis) seeds ‘Araceae or Arum family Colocasia esculenta L. Schett | Dasheen, taro, gabi Suckers/eorms Asteraceae or Campositae Lactuca sativa L Lettuce (letsugas) seeds Basellaceae Basella rubra L. ‘Malabar spinach, grass _| Seeds, cutting (alugbati) Brassicaceae (Crucifers) Brassica juncea L. Mustard (mustasa) seeds Brassica napus var. chinensis _| Pechay, pakchol seeds Brassica oleracea var. botrytis cauliflower seeds Brassica Oleracea var. capitata Chinese cabbage (petsai)_| seeds Brassica rapa turnip seeds Raphanus sativus L. Radish (labanos) seeds Convolvitlaceae or Morning Glory Ipomoceae batatas lam. _| Sweet potato, kumara | Roots/cutting ‘Alcohol- making Batata douce, (camote) antibiotic Ipomoceae aquatica ‘Swamp cabbage, Seeds/cutting water spinach {kangkong)# | Cucurbitaceae or Gourd Family Citrullus lonatus Watermelon (pakwan) | seeds Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Common muskmeion —_| seeds cantaloupe Cucumis sativus ‘Cucumber (pipino) seeds Cucurbit maxima ‘Squash (kalabasa) seeds Lagenaria siceraria Bottle gourd, calabash | seeds Gourd, zucca melon, spaghetti squash Luffa cylindrica ‘Sponge gourd (patola) _| seeds Bitter gourd, bitter Momordica charantia meton, seeds balsam pear, (ampalaya) Sechium edule Chayote (sayote} seeds Benincasa hispida ‘Wax gourd (condol) seeds 9.| Gramineae (Boaceae) Zea maysvar. saccharata___| Sweet corn (mais) seeds For kidney trouble 10 | Malvaceae or Mallow Family Hibiscus esculentus t. Lady's finger (okra) seeds 11 | Moringaceae ‘Moringa oleifera Lam. Horse radish tree Seeds/cutting Leaves for poultice (rvalungeay) 22 | Papilionaceae (Leguminocae) Cajanus cajan Pigeon pea {kadios) seeds Glycine max ‘Vegetable soybean seeds (utaw, balatong) Pachyrrhizus erosus Yam bean (singkamas) | seeds Phaseolus lunatus tima bean {patani) seeds Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Common field bean, seeds Kidney bean, French string bean snap bean, Baguio bean, (habicuelas) Psophocarpustetragonolobus | Winged bean, goa bean, | seeds dragon bean, (seguidillas, sigarillas, kalamismis) Vigna sesquipedalis ‘Asparagus bean, seeds yardlong bean,stringbean (sitao) Vigna unguiculata Cowpea, black eye bean __| seeds {paayap, kibal) Solanaceae or Nightshade 13 | Family Capsicum anuum ‘Sweet pepper (atsal), seeds Ointment for | [Capsicum fruterscens ‘Tabasco pepper, seeds Dropsy, colic & hot pepper (sili) toothache Lycopersicon esculentum _| Tomato (kamatis) _ Seeds/cutting Solanum melongena Eggplant (talong) Seed Irish potato, white Solanum tuberosum potato, Seed/tuber Starch | (patatas) ia ‘Umbelliferae or Parsely 14 | Family Daucus carota carrot —___| seeds | B.__ Fruit Crops (Pomology) 1 | Anacardiaceae Reforestation, source of secondary Anacardium occidentale Cashew (kasoy, balubad) | Seed/graft/marcot | products Mangifera indica Mango (mangga) Seeds/graft Jams, wine Spondia purpurea ‘Mombin (sineguelas) Cutting/marcot | 2 | Annonaceae e | Annona muricata Soursop (guyabano) Seed/graft | Sugar apple, sweet sop Cure for ulcer, ‘Annona squamosa {atis) purgative 3 | Bombacaceae Duro zibethinus Durian, dulian’ seeds ean 4 | Bromeliaceae ‘Ananas comosus Pineapple (pinya) Crown/slip __| cloth Sucker/ratoon feeds 5 | Bursereceae ‘Canarium ovatum Pili nut seeds Oilfeandy 6 | Caricaceae Carica papaya Papaya (kapayas) seeds papaine 7 | Ebenaceae I Diospyrus discolor Mabulo,camagon _| Seed/marcot i 8 | Lauraceae Persea americana Alligator pear, avocado _| Seed/bud graft{abukado) 9 | Leguminoceae : Wood, chopping Tamarindus indica sambag) seeds board 10 | Meliaceae Tanzon, lansones, langsat, for dysentery and Lansium domesticum boboa seed/graft sore eyes Mosquito repellent Sandoricum koetjape santol, santor seeds 11 | Moraceae Artocarpus altlis seedless, bradfruit root cutting {rimas, kolo) ‘Artocarpus camansi seeded breadfruit seeds (kamansi) Artocarpus haterophyila___| jackfruit seed/marcot wood for guitar (langka, nangka) bud/graft 12 | Musaceae Musa sp. banana (saging) ‘corm/sucker 13 | Myrtaceae 4 Psidium guajava guava (bayabas) seed/layer tannin bud/eraft antiseptic, Syzygium cumin Jambolan plum seed/bud tannin __ [{duhat, fomboij ‘graft/marcot Syzygium samarangense makopa seed/marcot 14 | Oxalidaceae an Averrhoa carambola starfruit seed/cutting (balimbing) graft/marcot 15 | Rosaceae Fragaria vasca starberry seed/runner 16 | Rutacese Citrus grandis pomelo seed/graft. purgative (suha, lukban), bud/marcot source of pectin | Citrus madurensis Lour. calamansi (sutil) seed/graft Citrus mitis Blanco kalamondin (lemonsito) | bud/marcot Citrus microcarpa Bungo Citrus reticulata mandarin marcot/graft/bud Citrus sinensis sweet orange bud/marcot (kahel, datanghita) graft 17 | Sapindacese Nephelium lappaceum rambutan, marcot/graft/layer 18 | Sapotaceae Manitkara zapota (L) Van | chico, sapodilla seed/graft ‘wood for furnitureRoyen. marcot ‘Achras sapota Linn. { i Chrysophylium caimito | star appte (kaimito) seed/graft shade and windreak IB Ornamental C.__Crops/Landscaping 1 | Acanthaceae Barleria cristata Phil. Violet, violets cutting Beloperone guttata shrimp plant cutting/seed Fittonia sp. ‘small plant, mosaic plant_| cutting 2 | Annonaceae Cananga odorata ilang-ilang seed |_3 | Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow bell cutting Catharanthus roseus chichirica, periwinkle seed/cutting Nerium oleander ‘common oleander, adelfa | cutting/marcot Plumeria acuminata yellow calachuchi cutting [asi] fragipani Plumeria obtusa white calachuchi cutting Plumeria rubra red calachuchi cutting 4 | Araceae or Gabi Family ‘Aglaonema commatatum common aglaonema division cutting Alocasia macrorhiza elephant ear, biga corm/division ‘Alocasia portel lobed alocasia, badiang _| corm/division Alocasia sandehiana Sander’s alocasia corm/division ‘Anthurium crystallinum, crystaHeaved division/cutting athurium sucker/seed Anthurium hortulanum flamingo flower, division/cutting athurium sucker/seed Caladium bicolor corazon de Maria corm/division caladium, gabi-gabi cutting Philodendron sp. philodendron. cutting Scindapsus eursus yellow waterplant cutting Syngonium podephylum ‘common syngonium cutting 5 | Araliaceae Polyscia sp. papua, kalipaya marcot/cutting/eraft ‘Schefflora microphylla small schefflora ‘cutting I6 | Amaranthacea i Alternanthera amoena cucharita seed/cutting Celosia argentes cock’s comb seed/cutting Comphrena globosa bachelor’s button, seed botoncillo 7 | Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum equestre orange lirio bulb/division Hippeastrum reticulatum | pink amaryllis bulb/division Polianthes tuberosa azucena bulb/division Zephyranthes rosca rain lly bulb/division 8 | Araucariaceae || Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk island Pine seed Cupressus sempervirens cypress cutting/seed Pinus insulari Benguet pine seed/cutting 1 9 | Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina touch-me-not, seed | kamantigue Impatiens sultani Everyday ‘cutting 10 | Begoniaceae I i Begonia sp. begonia seed/cutting 11 | Bigoniaceae Kigelia africana sausage tree seed Pseudocalymme alliaceum | garlic vine, ahos cutting/seed ‘Spathodea campanulata ‘African tuliptree seed/cutting 12 | Cannaceae Canna hybrids bandera espafiola division/sucker 1 | spanish flag 13 | Caryophyllaceae I Dianthus chinensis ‘carnation seed 14 | Casuarinaceae Casuarinaceae equisetifolia | agoho seed/cutting eet of 15 | Commelinaceae r | Rhoeo spathacea boat lily, rhoeo. division/seed/cuttin Zebrine pendula wandering Jew cutting16 | Cycadaceae Cycas ciroinalos pitogo seed/sucker Cycas revoluta oliva division/seed 17 | Compositae Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemum division/cutting Coreopsis lanceolata yellow coreopsis division ‘Cosmos caudatus cosmos seed Dahlia hybrids dahlia cutting/seed Gerbera jamesonil african daisy division/sucker Helichrysum bractoatum strawflower, everlasting _| seed |_| Tagotes erecta marigold seed Zinnia elegans zinnia, flor-de-lys seed 18 | Crassulaceae kalanchoe integra kalanchoe leaf cutting/stem kalanchoe pinata katakataka leaf & stem cutting 19 | Euphorbiaceae Acalypha hispida chenille plant cutting/seed (buntot pusa) Acalypha wilkensiana ‘copper leaf cutting Codiacum variegatum croton, San Francisco | cutting/marcot/gratt poinsettia, Christmas Euphorbia pulcherrima flower cutting Euphorbia spendens corona de espina ‘cutting ‘crown of thors Euphorbia thrucalli stickplant, pobreng kahoy | cutting Pedilanthus tithymatoides | zigzag plant cutting 20 | Gesneriaceae ‘Cynoden dactylon bermuda grass, grama__| rhizomes Paspalum conjugatum carabao, grass, kolapi___| rhizomes 21 | Guttiferae Calophylium inophyllum. Palomaria tree seed 22 | Iridaceae Belacanda chinensis abanico, Chinese black | division/sucker berry ily Gladiolus hybrids gladiolus buiblet/eorn 23 | Labiatae Coleus blumei coleus, mayana cuttingSalvia splendens scarlet, sage, salvia seed cutting 24 | Leguminosae ‘Queen of the flowering Amherstia nobilis trees marcot Bauhinia sp. alibangbang, fringon, _| seed, marcot butterfly tree dwarf Caesalpinia pucherrima poinciana,caballero seed Calliandra pertoricensis pink powder puff shrub | seed Cassia alata candle bush, acapuico | seed bikas-bikas, sagunting Cassia fistula golden shower seed Cassia javanica pink shower seed Delonix regia fire tree, flame tree seed dapdap, indican carol Erythrina variegata tree seed/cutting madre de cacao, Gliricidia sapium kakawate cutting/seed Pterocarpus indicus narra seed/cutting Samanea saman pink acasia, rain tree seed 25 | Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa-sinensis gumamela cutting/graft/marcot Malvaviscus arboreus turks cup graft/cutting/marcot, 26 | Marantaceae Calathea sp. calathea division/sucker Marantha arundinacea var. _| arrow root, araru division/sucker variegata Maranta leuconeura prayer plant division/cutting 27 | Meliaceae Sucletenia mahogani mahogany seed 28 | Musaceae Heliconia indica var. striped banana plant corn/sucker aurea-striata Strelitzla regina bird of paradise corm/sucker 29 | Nyotaginacese Bougainvillea bougainvillea, bombil __| cutting Mirabilis jalappa four-o-clock, alas cuatro_| seed NymphaceaeNelumbium nelumbo lotus, baine tuber/sucker Nymphea nouchalt water lily tuber/sucker 31 | Orchidaceae Arachnis flos-aeris spider orchid ion Dendrobium crumenatum | dove orchid vision Dendrobium enosmum sanguimai, latigo division/cutting Phajus flavus ground orchid division/pseudobulbs Phalaenopsis amabilis butterfly orchid, white | seed/separation of plantlets Phalaenopsis schilleriana _| tiger orchid division/keikis/plantiet Paphiopedilum argus lady slipper division Renanthera storiei fire ore division Vanda sanderiana waling-wating division Vanda x joaquim Singapore orchid division/stem cuttin 32 | Paimae bunga de Jolo, Manila Adonidia merrill: Palm seed ‘oring-oring ‘Areca catechu bunga, betel nut palm | seed Chrysalidocarpus palmera Livistonia rotundifolia anahao, fan palm Roystonia elata Royal palm seed 33 | Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus cadena de amor seed/cutting 34 | Polypodiaceae common maiden hair Adiantum capillus-veneris fern lettuce de alambre Asplenium nidus air plant, bird's nest fern, pasdak ‘Athyrium esculentum pako division/spore Cyathea sp. tree fern division/spore Nephrelepsis duffii round-leaved sword fern _| division/spore | 35 | Portulacaceae Portulaca grandiflora rose moss, portulaca cutting 36 | Rosaceae Rosa sp. Tose, FOsas cutting/seed/marcot/bud37 | Rubiaceae Gardenia jasminoides fosal, gardenia bud/marcot/cutting xora coccinea santan pula bud/marcot/cutting Mussaenda erythrophylia | Dofia Trining bud/marcot/eutting ‘Mussaenda philippica var. _| Dofia Aurora bud/marcot/euttin aurorae Pentas lanceolata starcluster marcot/budding 38 | Saxifragaceae Hadrangea mactophylla mil flores, million lower _| cutting/seed 39 | Urticacese Pellionia daveauana pellionia cutting/seed Pilea cadierei aliminum plant cutting Pilea dopresea baby's tears, mind your _| cutting ‘own business Pilea microphyita gunpowder, plant, seed/cutting isang dakot na bigas 40 | Verbenaceae Clerodendron thomsonae | white bleeding heart cutting secreto de amor Lantana camara ‘coronitis, lantana seed kanding-kanding. 41 | Zingiberaceae Alpinia purourata red ginger division Hedychium coronarium camia, white ginger division 42 | Zygophyliaceae Tribulus cistoides tribukus cutting 43 | Oleaceae Jasminum sambac sampaguita, campopot__ | cutting D._ Plantation Crops 1 | Agavaceae ‘Agave sisalana sisal, agave, maguey sucker/bulbil textile 2 | Bombacaceae Ceiba pentandra kapok, doldol seed/cutting pillow 3 | Copositae Helianthus anus sunflower seed oll 4 | Euphorbiaceae 10‘Aleurites moluccana Tumbang seed Tubricant purgative, for the manufacture of castor bean, paint tire and other |__| Ricinus communis tanga-tangan seed rubber products 5 | Labiatae ‘Mentha arvensis L herba buena stem cutting | medicine 6 | tythraceae Lagersttrocnia speciosa __| banana seed 7 | Malvaceae Gosypium hirsuturn cotton seed feeds/fiber Corchorus elitorius jute, indian hemp seed fiber Hibiscus cannabinus kenaf, bimi-jute seed fiber 8 | Musaceae ‘Musa textills Nee abaca, Manila hemp | sucker/division | fiber/pulp paper, handicraft 9 | Orchidaceae Vanilla plenifolia vanilla stem cutting | flavoring 10 | Palmae Cacos nucifera coconut seed copra,charcoal oil palm seed oil, lubricant 11 | Piperaceae | ae Piper nigrum black pepper cutting/marcot | spice 12 | Rubiaceae Coffea spp. [eae seed beverage 3 | Sterouliaceae oa Theobroma cacao cacao seed/oud chocolate 14 | Theacese Thea sinensis tea seed/cutting | beverage 35 | Verbanaceae Vitex negundo Tagundi cutting antipyretics 36 | in CCucurma lunga Tuyang dilaw division coloring Zingiber officinale ainger, uya rhizome spice a