This document provides information on the botanical and agricultural characteristics of various vegetables. It lists 49 different vegetables, including their common and botanical names, family, origin, crop features, edible parts, flower color, fruit type, and mode of propagation. The document was presented by Mr. Allah Dad Khan, an agriculture consultant in KPK Province, Pakistan, as a training on important facts about vegetables in kitchen gardening.

2. Some Important Facts
About Vegetables In
Kitchen Gardening
A Training Presentation
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Agriculture Consultant
KPK Province Pakistan

3. Some Important Facts About
Vegetables
By
Mr Allah Dad Khan

4. Ash Gourd( White Gourd)
1. Common name:-Ash Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Benincasa
hispida
3. Family:-Cucurbiticeae
4. Origin:-Malaysia
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-SEEd

5. Amaranths
1. Common name:-Lal sag
2. Botanical Name:-Amaranthus
tricolor
3. Family:-Amaranthaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Annual Heb
6. Edible Part:-Leaf stem
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

6. Artichoke
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Cynara scolymus
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

7. Artichoke Jerusalem
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Helianthus
tuberosus
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

8. Asparagus
1. Common name:-Hillue
2. Botanical Name:-Asparagus
officinalis
3. Family:-Liliceae
4. Origin:-Asia Africa
5. Crop Features:-Moocot Dioceous
herb
6. Edible Part:-Spears
7. Flower Colour:-Yellowish green
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

9. Beet ( Beet root)
1. Common name:-Chukandar
2. Botanical Name:-Beta vulgaris var
bengalensis
3. Family:-Chenopodiceae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Dicit Pod Herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy Root
7. Flower Colour:-Green calyx
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

10. Bottle Gourd
1. Common name:-Bottle Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Lagenaria
siceraria
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-South Africa
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit and Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

11. Butternut squash
1. Common name:- Butternut
Squash
2. Botanical Name:-Cucuribta
mosschata
3. Family:-Cucubiticeae
4. Origin:-Australia
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Pumpkin
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

13. Bitter Gourd
 Common name:-Bitter
Gourd
 Botanical Name:-Momordica
charantia
 Family:-Cucurbitacea
 Origin:-India
 Crop Features:-Vine
 Edible Part:-Fruit
 Flower Colour:-White
 Fruit Type :-Berry
 Mode of propagation:-Seed

14. Brinjal ( Aubergine in Uk and Egg Plant
in USA)
1. Common name:-Brinjal
2. Botanical Name:-Solanum
melongena
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Indo China
5. Crop Features:-Erect Growing
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed TP

15. Broad Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Vicia faba
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

16. Brussels Sprout
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
oleracea var gemmifera
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

17. Broccoli
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
oleracea var italica
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

18. Carrot
1. Common name:-Gajjar
2. Botanical Name:-Daucus carota
3. Family:-Umbellifereae
4. Origin:-Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy root
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

19. Chilli
1. Common name:-Chilli
2. Botanical Name:-Capsicum
annum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-South America
5. Crop Features:-Bush
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

20. Chow Chow
1. Common name:-Squash
2. Botanical Name:-Sechium edule
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-America
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Whole
fruit/stem cutting/root cutting

21. Cucumber
1. Common name:-Cucumber
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis sativus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-China/India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

23. Cabbage
1. Common name:-Cabbage
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Small,cp,
compact head
6. Edible Part:-Head
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

24. Cauli Flower
1. Common name:-Cabbage
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Flowrer bud white
6. Edible Part:Prefloral apical
meristem
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

25. Chinese Cabbage
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica Chensis
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

26. Cloocasia
1. Common name:-Turo
2. Botanical Name:-Colocasia
esculenta
3. Family:-Araceae
4. Origin:-South Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Monocot upright
6. Edible Part:-Stem tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Greenish yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Corms,
cormels, head sets

27. Cow pea
1. Common name:-Cow pea
2. Botanical Name:-vVigna
anguiculata
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Africa
5. Crop Features:-Fodder Green
Manuring Crop
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-DS

28. Cluster Bean
1. Common name:-Cluster Bean
2. Botanical Name:-Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-India -Pakistan
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

29. Dolichos Bean
1. Common name:-DolichosBean
2. Botanical Name:- Dolichus lablab
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-South East Asia
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-Ds

30. Endive
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

31. Fennel ( Aniseed)
1. Common name:-Saunf
2. Botanical Name:-Foeniculum
vulgare
3. Family:-Apiaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

33. French Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Phaseolus
vulgaris
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Mexico , central America
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purpule
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

34. Fenugreek
1. Common name:-Maithi
2. Botanical Name:-Trigonella
foenum graecum
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

35. Garden Pea
1. Common name:-Garden Pea
2. Botanical Name:-Pisum Sativum
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Middle Asia
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Immature Seed
7. Flower Colour:- White, Purpule
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-DS

36. Garlic
1. Common name:-Garlic
2. Botanical Name:-Allium Sativum
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Small ,single
plant looks like
6. Edible Part:-clove
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-clove -bulb

37. Ginger
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

38. Knolkhol
1. Common name:-Knolkhol
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
oleracea var gangylodes
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Seed Head
6. Edible Part:Modified Stem
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

39. Leek
1. Common name:-Leek
2. Botanical Name:-Allium porrum
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Monocot, non
bulbous ,upright narrowflat leaf
6. Edible Part:-Leaf and swollen
stem
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-seed

40. Lima Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Phaseolus
lunatus
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

41. Lettuce
1. Common name:-Salad
2. Botanical Name:-Latctuca sativa
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-Med Region
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Salad Crop
6. Edible Part:-Head and leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

43. Little Gourd
1. Common name:-Little Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Coccinia indica
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Whie
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed
10. Sex Form :- Dioecious

44. Musk Melon
1. Common name:-Musk Melon
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis melo
3. Family:-Cucubitaceae
4. Origin:-Asia Minor
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

45. Okra
1. Common name:-Okra
2. Botanical Name:-Abelmoschus
esculentus
3. Family:-Malvacea
4. Origin:-South America
5. Crop Features:-Erect Plant
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-Ds

46. Peas
1. Common name:-Peas
2. Botanical Name:-P.sativum L
3. Family:-Fabaceae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Stem .leaves and
pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pods
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

47. Snow Peas
1. Common name:-Peas
2. Botanical Name:-P.sativum Var
saccharatum
3. Family:-Fabaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Stem .leaves and
pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pods
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

48. Onion
1. Common name:-Onion
2. Botanical Name:-Allium Cepa
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Flower stalk long
produce seed
6. Edible Part:-Bulb
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-bulb

49. Potato
1. Common name:-Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Solanum
tuberosum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Peru ,Bolivia
5. Crop Features:-Small erect high
starch content
6. Edible Part:-Stem tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-tuber

50. Sweet Gourd
1. Common name:- Sweet Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Memoridica
cochinchinensis
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

51. Sweet Potato
1. Common name:-Sweet Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Ipomoea batatas
3. Family:-Convolvulaceae
4. Origin:-Central and South
America
5. Crop Features:-Small ,erect
6. Edible Part:-Root ,tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish purple
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Stem
cutting

53. Pepper( Bell pepper)
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

54. Pointed Gourd
1. Common name:- Pointed Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis sativus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellowish-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Cutting

55. Radish
1. Common name:- Mulli
2. Botanical Name:-Raphanus saivus
3. Family:-Cruciferaea
4. Origin:-Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot pot herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy root
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Pod /siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

57. Ridge Gourd
1. Common name:-Ridge Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Luffa actangula
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

58. Spinach
1. Common name:-Palak
2. Botanical Name:-Spinacia
oleracea
3. Family:-Chenopodiaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Pod Herb
6. Edible Part:-Leaf Stem
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

59. Sponge Gourd
1. Common name:-Sponge Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Luffa cylindica
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Bepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

60. Snake Gourd
1. Common name:-SnakeGourd
2. Botanical Name:-Trichosanthes
anguina
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

61. Sweet Gourd
1. Common name:- Sweet Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Memoridica
cochinchinensis
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

63. Sweet Potato
1. Common name:- Sweet Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Ipomoea batatas
3. Family:-Convolvulaceae
4. Origin:-Central And South
America
5. Crop Features:-Smal erect
6. Edible Part:-Root tuber
7. Flower Colour:-whitish purpule
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Stem
cutting

64. Soya bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Glycine max
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

65. Tomato
1. Common name:-Tomato
2. Botanical Name:-Lycopersicon
esculentum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Peru
5. Crop Features:-Determinate and
Indeterminate
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:- Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed -TP

66. Turnip
1. Common name:-Shaljum
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica
compestris var rapa
3. Family:-Crucifereae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

67. Water Melon
1. Common name:-Water Melon
2. Botanical Name:-Citrullus lanatus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-South Africa
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

69. Rhubarb
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Rheum
rhabarbarum
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-Herbacious
perennial
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:- seed

70. Turmeric
1. Common name:- Haldi
2. Botanical Name: Cucuma longa-
3. Family:-Zingiberecea
4. Origin:- Asia
5. Crop Features:-Perrenial
herbacious
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-Pink
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

71. Water cress
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Nasturtium
officinale
3. Family:-Brassiciceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

73. Zucchini
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-America
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:- Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

74. Celery
1. Common name:- Celery
2. Botanical Name:-Apium
graveoolens
3. Family:-Apiceae
4. Origin:-Italy
5. Crop Features:-Pinnate
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

75. Chard
1. Common name:-Chard
2. Botanical Name:-Beta vulgaris
3. Family:-Amaranthaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-Biennial clusture
6. Edible Part:-leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:- Seed

76. Shallot
1. Common name:- Shallot
2. Botanical Name:-Allium cepa var
aggregatum
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

77. Marrow
1. Common name:-Marrow
2. Botanical Name:-Cucurbita pepo
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:- british Isles
5. Crop Features:- Vine
6. Edible Part:- Pepo
7. Flower Colour:- yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-

78. Kale
1. Common name:-Kale
2. Botanical Name:-B.oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Greece
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

79. Tinda
1. Common name:-Indian round
gourd
2. Botanical Name:-P.fistulosus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:- India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Pepo
7. Flower Colour:- white
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

80. Coriander
1. Common name:-Dhania
2. Botanical Name:-Coriandrum
sativum
3. Family:-Apiaceae
4. Origin:-Africa
5. Crop Features:-Herb
6. Edible Part:-Leaves and seed
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :- Seed
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

81. 1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-