So are you interested know the scientific name of various popular vegetables in India? In India, most vegetables have a local name in regional languages. Not only that even same vegetable is known in different names in the same language speaking region. But scientific names are very structured nomenclature of various vegetables what scientists & researchers are using to identify a particular vegetable. It is globally recognized and often used by students, researchers & scientists. Here is a list of scientific name of 20 popular vegetables in India.
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The scientific name of popular vegetables in IndiaEnglish name (Hindi names) – Scientific name |
| 1. Brinjal/eggplant (Baingan) – Solanum melongena |
| 2. Tomato (Tamatar) – Solanum lycopersicum |
| 3. Potato (aloo) – Solanum tuberosum |
| 4. Capsicum (Shimla mirch) – Capsicum annuum |
| 5. Chilli/Hot peppers (Mirch) – Capsicum frutescens |
| 6. Radish (Muli) – Raphanus sativus |
| 7. Carrot (Gajar) – Daucus carota subsp. sativus |
| 8. Lablab beans/flat beans/Hyacinth beans (Sem phali) – Lablab purpureus |
| 9. French beans (Beans) – Phaseolus vulgaris |
| 10. Spinach (Palak) – Spinacia oleracea |
| 11. Coriander (Dhania) – Coriandrum sativum |
| 12. Cauliflower (Pholl gobi) – Brassica oleracea var. botrytis |
| 13. Cabbage (patta gobi) – Brassica oleracea var. capitata |
| 14. Okra/Lady’s finger (Bhindi) – Abelmoschus esculentus |
| 15. Cucumber (Kheera) – Cucumis sativus |
| 16. Bottle gourd (Lauki/ghiya) – Lagenaria siceraria |
| 17. Ridge gourd (Turai) – Luffa |
| 18. Snake gourd (Chichinda) – Trichosanthes cucumerina |
| 19. Ash gourd (Petha) – Benincasa hispida |
| 20. Pointed gourd (Parwal) – Trichosanthes dioica |
Some popular Indian vegetarian dishes:
Bengali traditional dish Shukto, Punjabi style aloo gobi dry, Aloo jhinge posto, delicious dhaba style aloo matar, Bengali traditional badhakopir ghonto, Homemade dhaba wale dal palak, Yummy bhindi masala dry, North Indian ghiya chana sabji, Special dumurer dalna, Punjabi dal makhani
There are many other vegetables which are also very popular in various regions in the country. In case you are searching scientific name of such a popular vegetable in your region then please share it with us by leaving a comment below.
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