IMPORTANT CROPS OF THE PHILIPPINES

A. Agronomic Crops

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Cereals/Grain Crops
Rice Oryza sativa
corn Zea mays
Sorghum Sorghum vulgare
Millet Pennisetum typhoides/Eleusine coracana
Wheat Triticum aestivum

Grass Forages
Elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum
Guinea grass Panicum maximum
Paragrass Brachiaria mutica
Pangola grass Digitaria decumbens
Alabang X Dicanthium aristatum

Forage Legumes
Centro Centrosema pubescens
Ipil-ipil Leucaena leucocephala
Townsville stylo Stylosanthes humilis
Siratro Macroptilium atropurpureum

Crops for Industrial Processing

Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum
Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum
Castor bean Ricinus communis

Grain Legumes/Pulses
Mungbean Vigna radiata
Peanut Arachis hypogaea
Soybean Glycine max

Root Crops
Cassava Manihot esculenta
Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas

Fiber Crops
Kenaf Hibiscus sabdariffa
Jute Corchorus olitorius
Ramie Boehmeria nivea
Cotton Gossypium hirsutum
B. Horticultural Crops

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Pomological or Fruit Crops

Avocado Persea americana
Banana edible Musa
Breadfruit (rimas) Artocarpus altilis
Bignay Antidesma bunius
Bilimbi (kamias) Averrhoa bilimbi
Canistel (tiesa) Pouteria campechiana
Caimito Chrysophyllum cainito
Calamondin (calamansi) X Citrofortunella microcarpa
Carambola (balimbing) Averrhoa carambola
Cashew Anacardium occidentale
Custard apple (anonas) Annona reticulata
Durian Durio zibethinus
Grape Vitis vinifera
Guava Psidium guajava
Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jambolan (duhat) Syzygium cumini
Java apple (makopa) Syzygium samarangense
Kamansi Artocarpus camansi
Langsat (lanzones) Lansium domesticum
Lemon Citrus limon
Lime Citrus aurantifolia
Lychee Litchi chinensis
Mabolo Diospyros blancoi
Mandarin orange Citrus reticulata
Mango Mangifera indica
Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana
Marang Artocarpus odoratissimus
Papaya Carica papaya
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
Pomegranate (granada) Punica granatum
Pili Canarium ovatum
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Pummelo Citrus maxima
Rambutan Nephelium lappaceum
Red mombin (siniguelas) Spondias purpurea
Santol Sandoricum koetjape
Sapodilla (chico) Manilkara zapota
Soursop (guyabano) Annona muricata
Strawberry Fragaria ananassa
Sweet orange Citrus sinensis
Sugar palm (kaong) Arenga pinnata
Sugar apple (atis) Annona squamosa
Tamarind Tamarindus indica
 Olericultural or Vegetable Crops
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Batao Lablab purpureus
Bottle gourd (upo) Lagenaria siceraria
Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica
Bittergourd (ampalaya) Momordica charantia
Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Carrot Daucus carota var. sativus
Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce
Ceylon spinach (alugbati) Basella alba
Chayote Sechium edule
Chickpea (garbanzos) Cicer arietinum
Cowpea (paayap) Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Garlic Allium sativum
Green amaranth (kulitis) Amaranthus viridis
Horseradish tree (malunggay) Moringa oleifera
Katuray Sesbania grandiflora
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Lima bean (patani) Phaseolus lunatus
Melon Cucumis melo
Mustard Brassica juncea
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Onion Allium cepa
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Patola Luffa cylindrica
Pea (chicharo) Pisum sativum
Pechay (Pak-choi) Brassica sinensis
Pepper Capsicum spp.
Pigeon pea (kadios) Cajanus cajan
Radish Raphanus sativus
Snap bean (habichuelas) Phaseolus vulgaris
Soybean Glycine max
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Taro (gabi) Colocasia esculenta
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
Wax gourd (kondol) Benincasa hispida
White potato Solanum tuberosum
Winged bean (seguidillas) Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Yam (ubi) Dioscorea alata
Yam bean (singkamas) Pachyrrhizus erosus
Yard-long bean (sitao) Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
 Plantation Crops
Abaca Musa textilis
Alagaw Premna odorata
Banaba Lagerstroemia speciosa
Black pepper Piper nigrum
Cacao Theobroma cacao
Castor Ricinus communis
Citronella (salay) Cymbopogon winterianus
Coconut Cocos nucifera
Coffee Coffea spp.
Damong maria Artemisia vulgaris
Herba buena Mentha arvensis
Kapok Ceiba pentandra
Lagundi Vitex negundo
Lemon grass (tanglad) Cymbopogon citratus
Lumbang Aleurites moluccana
Maguey Agave cantala
Makabuhay Tinosphora rumphii
Niog-niogan Quisqualis indica
Oil palm Elaeis guineensis
Oregano Coleus amboinicus
Patchouli Pogostemon cablin
Pandakaki-puti Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus
Rubber Hevea brasiliensis
Sambong Blumea balsamifera
Sisal Agave sisalina
Tsaang-gubat Ehretia microphylla
Turmeric (luyang dilaw) Curcuma longa
Vanilla Vanilla planifolia
Vetiver grass Vetiveria zizanioides
Ylang-ylang Cananga odorata

Ornamental Crops
Acacia Samanea saman
African daisy (Gerbera) Gerbera jamesonii
Amherstia (queen of flowering trees) Amherstia nobilis
Anthurium Anthurium spp.
Asparagus Asparagus densiflorus
Baby aster Aster ericoides
Begonia Begonia spp.
Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon
Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae
Calla lily Zantedeschia aethiopica
Carabao grass Paspalum conjugatum
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum morifolium
Corazon de Maria Caladium bicolor
Croton (San Francisco) Codiaeum variegatum
Cucharita Alternanthera amoena
Dieffenbachia Dieffenbachia spp.
Ground orchid Spathoglottis plicata
Gumamela Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Heliconia Heliconia spp.
Ilang-ilang Cananga odorata
Jade vine Strongylodon macrobotrys
Kalachuchi Plumeria spp.
Kamuning Murraya paniculata
Licuala Licuala grandis
Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Manila palm Veitchia merrillii
Mariposa Phalaenopsis amabilis
Mussaenda Mussaenda philippica
Octopus tree Brassaia actinophylla
Oliva Cycas revoluta
Pakpak-lawin Asplenium nidus
Papua Polyscias fruticosa
Philodendron Philodendron spp.
Pitogo Cycas circinalis
Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima
Red palm Cyrtostachys lakka
Rosal Gardenia jasminoides
Rose Rosa spp.
Royal palm Roystonea elata
Sampaguita Jasminum sambac
Santan Ixora spp.
Saraca (king of flowering trees) Saraca declinata
Waling-waling Vanda sanderiana
Water lily Nymphaea nouchali
Yellow bell Allamanda cathartica