Details Title: Monocots Description: Scientific Names, Orgins, Class Total Flash Cards: 16 Created: 09/30/2008 09:17:39		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Plant Sciences Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Aloe vera leaf Definition Aloe vera   Aloaceae   Leaf   Monocot   Only in cultivation now Term Asparagus Definition Asparagus officinalis   Liliaceae   Shoot   Monocot   Mediterannean Term Bamboo shoots Definition Bambusa vulgaris   Poaceae   Shoot   Monocot   Asia Term Garlic Definition Allium sativum   Liliaceae   Stem   Monocot   Asia Term Ginger Definition Zingiber officinale   Zingerberaceae   Stem    Monocot   Asia Term Leek ("elephant garlic") Definition Allium ampeloprasum group A. porrum   Liliaceae   Stem   Monocot   Near East Term Lemon grass Definition Cymbopogon citratus   Poaceae   Stem and Leaves   Monocot   India and Sri Lanka Term Malanga, Yawtia, Tannia Definition Xanthosoma sagittifolium   Araceae   Stem   Monocot   Tropical America Term Onion Definition Allium schoenoprasum   Liliaceae   Stem (bulb)   Monocot   Temperate Asia, Europe, North America Term Palm Heart Definition Cocos   Arecaceae   Stem   Monocot   Pantropics Term Shallot Definition Allium cepa   Liliaceae   Stem   Monocot   Asia Term Sugar Cane Definition Saccharum officinarum   Poaceae   Stem   Monocot   Tropical Asia Term Taro root Definition Colocasia esculenta   Araceae   Stem   Monocot   Old World Tropics Term Water chestnut Definition Eleocharis dulcis   Cyperaceae   Stem   Monocot   Old World Tropics Term Chives Definition Allium schoenprasum   Liliaceae   Leaf   Monocot   Asia, India, Europe, North America Term Calaloo, Tahitian Spinach Definition Xanthosoma brasilliense   Araceae (relative of X. sagittifolium)   Leaf   Monocot   Cultivated in the Caribbean (exact native range unknown)