origins of food crops
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Family Center of Origin Crop Dicots Anacardiaceae India, IndoMalaya Mango (Mangifera) Camelliaceae China tea (Camellia) Chenopodiaceae Mediterranean beet (Beta), Compositae India, IndoMalaya North
America Mediterranean
safflower (Carthamus) sunflower (Helianthus) lettuce (Lactuca)
Convolvulaceae Central America, Mexico sweet potato (Ipomoea) Cruciferae (Brassicaceae) Mediterranean cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
etc (Brassica) Cucurbitaceae Middle East, India
C, S, & N America cucumber, melons (Cucumis) squash (Cucurbita)
Euphorbiaceae Central Andean cassava (Manihot) Lauraceae Central America, Mexico avocado (Persea) Fabaceae Central Andean
Near East China Near East Central America, Mexico Central Asia
groundnut, peanut (Arachis) chickpea (Cicer) soybean (Glycine) lentil (Lens) beans (Phaseolus) peas (Pisum)
Moraceae India Near East
breadfruit (Artocarpus) fig (Ficus)
Oleaceae Middle East Mediterranean
date palm (Phoenix) olive (Olea)
Pedaliaceae India sesame (Sesamum) Rosaceae N & S America
Central Asia Central Asia China
strawberry (Fragaria) apple (Malus) pear (Pyrus) peach
Rubiaceae Africa coffee (Coffee) Rutaceae India, China citrus fruits (Citrus) Solanaceae Central Andean
Central Andean Mexico, Central America Central Andean
potato (Solanum) tomato (Lycopersicon) peppers (Capsicum) Tobacco (Nicotiana)
Vitaceae Central Asia grapes (Vitus) Monocots Araceae IndoMalaya taro (Colocacia) Bromeliaceae Central Andean pineapple (Ananas) Dioscoraceae India, IndoMalaya yams (Dioscorea)
Poaceae Mediterranean Near East India, IndoMalayan Middle East Middle East West Africa China Africa Mexico, Central America
oats (Avena) barley (Hordeum) rice (Oryza) rye (Secale) wheat (Triticum) pearl millet (Eleusine) millet (Panicum) sorghum (Sorghum) maize (Zea)
Liliaceae Central Asia Meditierranean
onion (Allium) Leek (Allium)
Muscaceae IndoMalayan banana Palmae India, IndoMalayan
Africa coconut (Cocos) oil palm (Elaeis)
The types of plants structures uses as food by humans
Plant part Example Root Beet, carrot, radish Aboveground stem Sugar cane Belowground stem Tubers Cassava, potato, yam Corm Taro Bulb Onion Leaf Cabbage, lettuce, spinach, tea Flower Broccoli, cauliflower Fruit Grain Barley, maize, millet, oat, rice, wheat Legume Bean, chickpea, ground nut (peanut), soybean Pome Apple, pear Drupe Coconut, mango, peach, olive Multiple Breadfruit, fig, pineapple Aggregate Raspberry, strawberry Achene Safflower, sunflower Nut Chestnut, hazelnut, walnut Pepo Cucumber, melon