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College of Agriculture and Food Science DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE Visayas· State University Vista, Baybay City, Leyte DIVISl'ON OF HORTICULTURE Vegetabte Crops A. (Olerfculture)...

College of Agriculture and Food Science DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE Visayas· State University Vista, Baybay City, Leyte DIVISl'ON OF HORTICULTURE Vegetabte Crops A. (Olerfculture) Family & Scientific Name English/CO.mmon Name Propagation Uses , l 1 AIHaceae or Allium Family , Allium cepa - :_, ·, Onion (sibuyas) Bulb, se ds flatulence Allium-flstutosum l. Green onion, Japanese Bulb dysentery., B1.,1nching onion cholera Allium sativum L. Garlic (bawang, ahos) bulb antibiotic 2 Amaranthaceae or Amaranth Family Amaranthus viridis L. 'Amaranth (kulitis) seeds 3 Araceae or Arum famity Colocasia esculenta L. Schett Dasheen, taro, gabi Suckers/corms 4 Asteraceae or Campositae Lactuca sativa L. Lettuce.(letsugas) seeds 5 Basellaceae Basella rubra L. Malabar spinach, grass Seeds, cutting. (alugbati) 6 Brassicaceae (Crucifers) Br ssica juncea L. Mustard (mustasa) seeds Brasslca napus var. chinensis Pechay, pakchoi seeds Brassica oleracea var...... botrytis cauliflower seeds Brassica oteracea var. capitata Chinese cabbage (petsai) seeds Br ssica rapa turnip seeds Raphanus sat'ivus L. Radish (labanos) seeds 7 Convolvulaceae or Morning Glory lpomoceae batatas Lam. Sweet potato, kumara Roots/cutting Alcohol-making Batata douce, (camote) antibiotic lpomoceae aquatica Swamp cabbage, Seeds/cutting water spinach (kal}gkong) 1 8 Cucurbitaceae or Gourd Family Citrullus lon_atus Watermelon (pakwan) seeds Cucumls melo var. reticulatus Common muskmelon seeds cantaloupe Cucumis sativus Cucumber (pipino) seeds· Cucurbit maxima Squash (kalabasa) seeds 4lgenarla siceraria Bottle gourd, calabash seeds Gourd, zucca melon, - spaghetti squash Luffa cylindrica Sponge gourd (patola} seeds Bitter gourd, bitter Momordica charantia melon, seeds balsam pear, (ampalaya) Sechium edule Chayote (savote) seeds Benincasa hispida Wax gourd (condol) seeds 9 Gramineae (Boaceae) Zea mays var. saccharata Sweet corn {mais) seeds For kidney trouble 10 Malvaceae or rytallow Family Hibiscus esculentus L. Lady's finger (okra) seeds 11 Moringaceae Moringa oleifera Lam. Horse radish tree See(js/cutting Leaves for poultice (malunggay) 12 Papilionaceae (Leguminocae) Cajanus cajan Pigeon pea (kadios) seeds Glycine max Vegetable soybean seeds (utaw, balatong) Pachyrrhizus ero_sus Yam bean (singkai'nas) seeds Phaseolus lu.natus Lima 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, siRarillas, kalamismis} Vigna sesquipedalis Asparagus bean, seeds yardlong bean, 2  strlngbean (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 peppe (sili) ·toothache Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato (kamatis) Seeds/cutting Solanum melongena Eggplant (talong) Seed Irish potato, white Solanum tuberosum potato, Seed/tuber Starch (patatas) 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 Mombfn (sineguelas) Cutting/marcot 2 Annona eae Annona muricata Soursop (guyabano) Seed/graft Sugar apple, sweet sop Cure for ulcer, Annona squamosa (atis) purgative 3 Bombacaceae Durio zibethinus Durian, dulian seeds 4 Bromeliaceae Ananas comosus Pineapple (pinya) Crown/slip cloth Sucker/ratoon feeds 5 Bursereceae Canarium ovatum Pfli nut seeds Oil/candy 6 Caricaceae Carica papaya Papaya (kapayas) seeds papaine 7 Ebenaceae Diospyrus discolor Mabulo, camagon Seed/marcot 8 Lauraceae Persea americana Alligator pear, avocado Seed/bud graft 3  (abukado) 9 Leguminoceae Tamarind, {sampalok, Wood, chopping Tamarindus indica sambag) seeds board 10 Meliaceae lanzon, lansones, langsat, for dysentery and Lansium domesticum boboa seed/graft sore eyes Mosquito repellent Sandoricum koetjape santol, santor seeds 11 Moraceae Artocarpus altilis seedless, bradfruit root cutting (rimas, kolo) Artocarpus camansi seeded breadfruit seeds (kamansi) Artocarpus haterophylla jackfruit seed/marcot \f\'.OOd for guitar (langka, nangka) bud/graft 12 Musaceae Musa sp. banana (saging} corm/sucker 13 Myrtaceae Psidium guajava guava (bayabas) seed/layer tannin bud/graft antiseptic Syzygium cumini Jambolan plum seed/bud tannin (duhat, lpmboi) graft/marcot Syzygium samarangense makopa seed/marcot 14 Oxalidaceae Averrhoa carambola starfruit seed/cutting (b limbing) graft/marcot 15 Rosaceae Fragaria vasca starberry seed/runner 16 Rutaceae 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, dalanghita) graft 17 Sapindaceae Nephelium lappaceum rambutan marcot/graft/Iayer 18 Sapotaceae Manilkara zapota (l.) Van chico, sapodilla · seed/graft wood for furniture 4  Royen marcot Achras sapota Linn. Chrysophyllum caimito star apple (kaimito) seed/graft shade and windreak 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-llang 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 fragipani Plumeria obtusa white calachuchi cutting Plumerta rubra red calacbuchi cutting 4 Araceae or Gabi Family Aglaonema commatatum common aglaonema division cutting Alocasia macrorhiza elephant ear, biga corm/division Alocasia portei lobed alocasia, badiang corm/division Alocasia sandehiana Sander's alocasia corm/division Anthurium crystallinum crystaI-leaved 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 aursus yellow waterplant cutting Syngonium podephyllum common syngonium cutting 5 Araliaceae Polyscia sp. papua, kalipaya marcot/cutting/graft Schefflora microphylla small schefflora cutting 5  6 Amaranthacea 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 reticulaturn pink amaryllis bulb/division Polianthes tuberosa azucena bulb/division Zephyranthes rosca rain lily bulb/division 8 Araucariaceae Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine seed Cupressus sempervirens cypress cutting/seed Pinus insulari Benguet pine seed/cutting 9 Balsaminaceae Impatiens balsamina touch-me-not, seed kamantigue Impatiens sultani Everyday cutting 10 Begoniaceae Begonia sp. begonia seed/cutting 11 Bigoniaceae Kigelia africana sausage tree ·seed Pseudocalymma alliaceum garlic vine, ahos cutting/seed Spathodea campanulata African tuliptree seed/cutting 12 Cannaceae Canna hybrids bandera espanola division/sucker spanish flag 13 Caryophyllaceae Dianthus chinensis carnation seed 14 Casuarinaceae Casuarinaceae equisetifolia agoho seed/cutting 15 Commelinaceae Rhoeo spathacea boat lily, rhoeo division/seed/cutting Zebrina pendula wandering jew cutting 6 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 jamesonii · 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 pinnata katakataka leaf & stem cutting 19 Euphorbiaceae Acalypha hispida chenille plant utting/seed (buntot pusa) Acalypha wilkensiana copper leaf cutting Codiacum variegatum croton, San Francisco cutting/marcot/graft poinsettia, Christmas Euphorbia pulcherrima flower cutting Euphorbia spendens corona de espina cutting crown of thorns Euphorbia thrucalli stickplant, pobreng kahoy cutting Pedilanthus tithymaloides zigzag plant cutting 20 Gesneriaceae Cynodon dactylon bermuda grass, grama rhizomes Paspalum conjugatum carabao, grass, kolapi rhizomes 21 Guttiferae Calophyllum inophyllum Palomaria tree seed 22 lridaceae Belacanda chinensis abanico, Chinese black division/sucker berry lily Gladiolus hybrids gladiolus bulblet/corn 23 Labiatae Coleus blumei coleus, mavana cutting 7  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, acapulco 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, Gliricldia 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 Strelltzla regina bird of paradise corm/sucker 29 Nyotaginaceae Bougainvillea bougainvillea, bornbil cutting Mirabilis jalappa four-o-clock , alas cuatro seed 30 Nymphaceae 8  Nelumbium nelumbo lotus, baine tuber/sucker Nymphea nouchali water lily tuber/sucker 31 Orchidaceae Arai::hnis flos-aeris spider orchid division Dendrobium crumenatum dove orchid division 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/plantlet Paphiopedilum argus lady slipper division Renanthera storiei fire orchid division Vanda sanderiana waling-waling division Vanda x joaquim Singapore orchid division/stem cutting 32 Palmae bunga de Jolo, Manila Adonidia merrillii Palm seed oring-oring Areca catechu bunga, betel nut palm seed Chrysalidocarpus palmera division Livistonia rotundifolia anahao, fan palm division Roystonia elata Royal palm seed 33 Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus cadena de amor seed/cutting 34 Polypodiaceae common maiden hair Adiantum capillus veneris fern division/spore lettuce de alambre Asplenium nidus air plant, bird's nest fern, division/spore 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. rose, rosas cutting/seed/marcot/bud 9 37 Rubiaceae Gardenia jasminoides rosal, gardenia bud/marcot/cutting lxora coccinea santan pula bud/marcotjcutting Mussaenda erythrophylla Dofia Trinlng bud/marcot/cutting Mussaenda philippica var. Dofia Aurora bud/marcot/cutting aurorae Pentas lanceolata starcluster marcot/budding 38 Saxifragaceae Hadrangea mactophylla mil flores, million flower cutting/seed " 39 Urticaceae Pellionia daveauana pellionia cutting/seed Pilea cadierei aliminum plant cutting Pilea dopresea baby's tears, mind your cutting own business Pilea microphylla gunpowder,· plant, seed/cutting isang dakot na bigas 40 Verbenaceae Clerodendron ttTomsonae 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 Zygophyllaceae 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, doidol seed/cutting pillow 3 Copositae Helianthus anuus sunflower seed oil 4 Euphorbiaceae  Aleu_rites moluccana lumbang seed. lubricant 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 Lythraceae Lagersttroenia speciosa banana seed 7 Malvaceae Gosypium hirsutum cotton seed feeds/fiber Corchorus efitorius jute, Indian hemp seed fiber Hibiscus cannabinus kenaf, bimli-jute seed fiber 8 Musaceae Musa textilis Nee abaca, Manila hemp sucker/division fiber/pulp paper, handicraft 9 Orchidaceae Vanilla planifolia vanilla stem cutting flavoring 10 Palmae Cocos nucifera coconut seed co.pra,charcoal Elaeis guineensis oil palm seed oil, lubricant 11 Piperaceae Piper nigrum black pepper cutting/marcot spice 12 Rubiaceae Coffea spp. coffee seed beverage 13 Sterculiaceae Theobroma cacao cacao seed/bud chocolate 14 Theaceae Thea sinensis tea seed/cutting beverage 15 Verbanaceae Vitex negundo lagundi cutting antipyretics 16 Zingiberaceae Cucurma lunga luyang dilaw division coloring Zingiber officinale · ginger, luya rhizome spice 11