List of Scientific Names for some popular plants

Plant Scientific Name

 Acacia Bush Acacia tortuosa

 Ackee (Barbados) guinep in Jamaica Melicocus bijugatus

 Ackee (Jamaica) Blighia sapida

 Apple (English) Malus pumila

 Avocado Pear Persea americana

 Bamboo Bambusa

 Banana (Guinea) Musa sapientum

 Boabab (Corn tree) Adansonia digitata

 Beet Root Beta vulgaris

 Black Pepper Piper nigrum

 Blue Mahoe (Cuba Bark) Hibiscus elatus

 Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

 Cabbage Brassica oleracea

 Calabash Tree (Gourd) Crescentia cujete

 Calalu (Spinach) Amaranthus

 Carrot Daucus carota

 Cassava (Manioc, Topioca) Manihot esculenta

 Cauliflower Brassica oleracea

 Cerasee Momordia charantia

 Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum

 Cho-cho (Christophine) Sechium edule

 Cocoa (Chocolate Tree) Theobroma cacao

 Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera

 Coffee Coffea arabica

 Cotton Gossypium

 Cow-itch (pica pica) Mucuna pruriens

 Cucumber (pepino) Cucumis sativas

 Custard Apple (golden apple) Annona reticulate

 Dandelion (piss-a-bed) Cassia occidentalis

 Dasheen (eddo,cocoyam) Colocasia antiquorum

 Egg Plant (garden egg) Solonum melongena

 Garlic Allium sativum

 Ginger Zingiber officionale

 Ganja (Indian hemp, marijuana) Canabis sativa

 Guava (Guayaba) Psidium guajava

 Guinep (Jamaica) Melicoccus bijugatus

 Gungo Peas Cajanus cajan

 Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

 Irish Potato (English Potato) Solanum tuberosum

 Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus

 Kola (cola) nut (Bissy) Cola Acuminata

 Khus Khus ( Khas Khas) Vitveria zizanioides

 Leaf-of-Life (love leaf, resurrection plant) Bryophyllum pinnatum

 Lettuce Latuca sativa

 Lignum Vitae Guaiacum officionale

 Logwood (Campeche, Tinta) Haematoxylan campechiamum

 Mahogany Swientena

 Maize (Indian corn) Zea maize

 Mango Mangifera india

 Naseberry Manilkara zapota

 Nutmeg Muristica fragrance

 Okra Hibiscus esculetus

 Onion Alium cepa

 Orange/Lime Citrus

 Orchid Orchis

 Otahite Apple (etoite, pomerac) Eugenia malaccensis

 Paw paw Carica papaya

 Pimento (all spice) Pimento dioica

 Pineapple Ananas pomosus

 Plantain (Plantano) Musa paradisiaca

 Poinsetta (Christmas flower) Euphorbia pulcherrima

 Pumpkin (squash) Cururbita pepo

 Rain Lily (Crocus) Zephyranthes

 Red Sorrell (Roselle) Hibiscus

 Rice (Arroz) Oriza sativa

 Rose Rosa

 Sensitive Plant (shame old lady) Bimosa pudica

 Star apple (caimite) Chrysophallum cainito

 Sugar Cane (cana de azucar) Sacarum officinarum

 Sunflower Helianthus annuus

 Sweet Pepper Capsico

 Sweet Potato (Camote) Ipomoea batatas

 Sweet Sop (Sugar apple, pomme canelle) Annona squamosa

 Tamarind (tamarindo) Tamarindas idica

 Tea Plant Camelia sinensis

 Tobacco (Tabaca) Nicotiana tabaco

 Tomato (love apple, tomate) Lycopersicon sculentum

 Venus Fly Trap Vionaea musipula

 Wandering Jew (creeping jenny) Zebrina penduna

 Water Lily Nymphia ompla

 Water Melon (sadonia) Citrullus linatus

 West India Cherry Maleighia punicifolia

 Yam Dioscoria

 Yellow sorrel (Shamrock) Osolis