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Monocots
Scientific Names, Orgins, Class
16
Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 4
09/30/2008

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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)

 

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