Classification of Crops according to Botany

S.No	Cereal Crops	Botanical Name
1	Rice	Oryza sativa L.
2	Wheat	Triticum aestivum L.
3	Maize	Zea mays L.
4	Bajra / Pearl Millet	Pennisetum typhoides / Pennisetum glaucum L.
5	Sorghum / Jowar	Sorghum bicolor / Sorghum vulgare L. Moench
6	Barley	Hordeum vulgare L.
7	Triticale	Secale cereale
8	Buckwheat / Pseudo Cereal	Fagopyrum esculentum
9	Oats	Avena sativa L.
10	Rye	Secale cereale L.

S.No	Millet Crops	Botanical Name
1	Cheena / Proso Millet	Panicum miliaceum L.
2	Foxtail / Italian / Jermani Millet / Kakun	Setaria italica L. Beauv.
3	Kodo / Coarse Millet	Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
4	Little Millet	Panicum sumatrense Roth
5	Madua / Ragi / Finger Millet	Eleusine coracana Gaertn
6	Sawan / Barnyard Millet	Echinochloa frumentacea L.

S.No	Pulse Crops	Botanical Name
1	Gram / Chickpea / Bengal Gram	Cicer arietinum L.
2	Field Pea / Grain Pea	Pisum sativum var. arvense
3	Arhar / Pigeon Pea / Red Gram	Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.
4	Soybean	Glycine max (L.) Merr.
5	Black Gram / Urdbean	Vigna mungo / Phaseolus mungo L. Hepper
6	Green Gram / Moong / Moongbean	Vigna radiata / Phaseolus aureus L. Wilczek
7	French Bean / Rajma	Phaseolus vulgaris
8	Indian Cowpea / Lobia	Vigna unguiculata / Vigna sinensis L.
9	Lentil	Lens esculenta / L. culinaris Moench
10	Lathyrus / Chickling Pea / Grasspea	Lathyrus sativus
11	Mothbean	Vigna aconitifolia / Phaseolus aconitifolia
12	Horse Gram / Kulthi	Macrotyloma uniflorum

S.No	Edible Oilseed Crops	Botanical Name
1	Groundnut / Peanut / Monkeynut	Arachis hypogaea L.
2	Sunflower	Helianthus annuus L.
3	Safflower	Carthamus tinctorius L.
4	Rapeseed and Mustard	Brassica spp.
5	Sesamum / Til	Sesamum indicum L.
6	Niger	Guizotia abyssinica (L.) Cass.
7	Linseed / Flax	Linum usitatissimum L.

S.No	Non-Edible Oilseed Crops	Botanical Name
1	Cottonseed	Gossypium spp.
2	Castor	Ricinus communis L.
3	Jatropha	Jatropha curcas L.
4	Neem	Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
5	Rubber	Hevea brasiliensis (Willd.) Müll. Arg.
6	Mahua	Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.

S.No	Fiber Crops	Botanical Name
1	Cotton	Gossypium spp.
2	Jute / Tita Pat	Corchorus capsularis L.
3	Sunhemp	Crotalaria juncea L.
4	Flax	Linum usitatissimum L.
5	Hemp	Cannabis sativa L.
6	Kenaf	Hibiscus cannabinus L.

S.No	Forage Crops	Botanical Name
1	Berseem	Trifolium alexandrinum L.
2	Lucerne / Alfalfa	Medicago sativa L.
3	Oat	Avena sativa L.
4	Napier Grass	Pennisetum purpureum L.
5	Clusterbean / Gaur	Cymopsis tetragonoloba L.

S.No	Sugar Crops	Botanical Name
1	Sugarcane / Cane	Saccharum officinarum L.
2	Sugarbeet	Beta vulgaris L.

S.No	Tuber Crops	Botanical Name
1	Potato	Solanum tuberosum L.
2	Tapioca	Manihot utilissima Pohl
3	Sweet Potato	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
4	Yam	Dioscorea spp.
5	Yam Bean	Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.

S.No	Stimulant Crops	Botanical Name
1	Tobacco	Nicotiana spp.
2	Opium	Papaver somniferum L.
3	Coffee	Coffea arabica L.
4	Cocoa	Theobroma cacao L.

S.No	Medicinal Crops	Botanical Name
1	Safed Musli	Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. & Fern.
2	Ashwagandha / Winter Cherry	Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
3	Rouvolfia / Sarpagandha	Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
4	Isabgol	Plantago ovata Forsk.
5	Butch	Acorus calamus L.
6	Brahmi	Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell
7	Nux Vomica	Strychnos nux-vomica L.

S.No	Aromatic Crops	Botanical Name
1	Lemon Grass	Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) Wats.
2	Mentha / Mint	Mentha arvensis L.
3	Khus / Vetiver	Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash
4	Citronella	Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt
5	Tulsi / Basil	Ocimum sanctum L.