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Crops originating from Asia

  • CarrotThe carrot plant, scientifically known as Daucus carota subsp. sativus, belongs to the Apiaceae family alongside parsley and fennel.
  • OnionCarl Linnaeus first described the onion plant in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. The scientific name Allium cepa comes from Latin, where cepa means onion…
  • SugarcaneThe tall, jointed stalks of Saccharum officinarum rise 2 to 6 meters above the soil in New Guinea. This specific region serves as the primary center for the…
  • AlmondCarl Linnaeus named the almond Amygdalus communis in his Species plantarum of 1753. August Batsch placed the species in the genus Prunus for the first time…
  • FlaxCarl Linnaeus coined the scientific name Linum usitatissimum in his 1753 book Species Plantarum. This flowering plant belongs to the family Linaceae and…
  • CauliflowerThe cauliflower plant emerged from the species Brassica oleracea roughly 2,500 years ago. Genomic analysis reveals this vegetable evolved initially from…