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KTT507
Tropical plants of economic importance - name/family/origin
| Scientific name | Family | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Abelmoschus esculentus | Malvaceae | Pantropical |
| Acacia spp. | Fabaceae | Pantropical |
| Adansonia digitata | Malvaceae | Old world tropics |
| Agave americana | Asparagaceae | New world tropics |
| Agave sisalana | Asparagaceae | New world tropics |
| Ageratum houstoniatum | Asteraceae | New world tropics |
| Albizia spp. | Fabaceae | Pantropical |
| Aloa vera | Xanthorrhoaceae | Old world tropics |
| Amaranthus spp. | Aramanthaceae | New world tropics |
| Anacardium occidentale | Anacardiaceae | New world tropics |
| Ananas comosus | Bromeliaceae | New world tropics |
| Annona spp. | Annonaceae | New world tropics |
| Arachis hypogaea | Fabaceae | New world tropics |
| Araucaria spp. | Araucariaceae | Australasia/Pacific Ocean |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus | Moraceae | Unknown |
| Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | Old world tropics |
| Bambusa vulgaris | Poaceae | Old world tropics |
| Bougainvillea spp. | Nyctiginaceae | New world tropics |
| Camellia sinensis | Theaceae | Old world tropics |
| Canna spp. | Cannaceae | New world tropics |
| Capsicum annuum | Solanaceae | New world tropics |
| Carica papaya | Caricaceae | New world tropics |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | Casuarinaceae | Australasia/Pacific Ocean |
| Catharanthus roseus | Apocynaceae | Old world tropics |
| Ceiba pentandra | Malvaceae | New world tropics |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Fabaceae | Old world tropics |
| Cinnamomum verum | Lauraceae | Old world tropics |
| Citrus aurantiifolia | Rutaceae | Old world tropics |
| Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | Unknown |
| Codiaeum variegatum | Euphorbiaceae | Old world tropics |
| Coffea arabica | Rubiaceae | Old world tropics |
| Colocasia esculenta | Araceae | Old world tropics |
| Commelina spp. | Commelinaceae | Pantropical |
| Curcuma longa | Zingiberaceae | Unknown |
| Cycas revoluta | Cycadaceae | Old world tropics |
| Cyperus spp. | Cyperaceae | Unknown |
| Delonix regia | Fabaceae | Old world tropics |
| Desmodium spp. | Fabaceae | Pantropical |
| Dioscorea spp. | Dioscoreaceae | Pantropical |
| Duranta erecta | Verbenaceae | New world tropics |
| Dypsis lutescens | Arecaceae | Old world tropics |
| Eichhornia crassipes | Pontederiaceae | New world tropics |
| Elaeis guineensis | Arecaceae | Old world tropics |
| Elettaria cardamomum | Zingiberaceae | Old world tropics |
| Eleusine coracana | Poaceae | Old world tropics |
| Erythrina spp. | Fabaceae | Pantropical |
| Eucalyptus spp. | Myrtaceae | Australasia/Pacific Ocean |
| Euphorbia heterophylla | Euphorbiaceae | New world tropics |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Euphorbiaceae | New world tropics |
| Ficus spp. | Moraceae | Pantropical |
| Gliricidia sepium | Fabaceae | New world tropics |
| Glycine max | Fabaceae | Unknown |
| Gossypium hirsutum | Malvaceae | New world tropics |
| Grevillea robusta | Proteaceae | Australasia/Pacific Ocean |
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Malvaceae | Unknown |
| Ipomoea batatas | Concolculaceae | New world tropics |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia | Bignoniaceae | New world tropics |
| Jatropha curcas | Euphorbiaceae | New world tropics |
| Lantana camara | Verbenaceae | New world tropics |
| Leucaena leucosephala | Fabaceae | New world tropics |
| Mangifera indica | Anacardiaceae | Old world tropics |
| Manihot esculenta | Euphorbiaceae | New world tropics |
| Musa spp. | Musaceae | Unknown |
| Nerium oleander | Apocynaceae | Old world tropics |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Cactaceae | New world tropics |
| Oryza sativa | Poaceae | Unknown |
| Passiflora edulis | Passifloraceae | New world tropics |
| Pennisetum glaucum | Poaceae | Old world tropics |
| Pennisetum purpureum | Poaceae | Old world tropics |
| Persea americana | Lauraceae | New world tropics |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Fabaceae | New world tropics |
| Phoenix dactylifera | Arecaceae | Unknown |
| Piper nigrum | Piperaceae | Old world tropics |
| Plumeria spp. | Apocynaceae | New world tropics |
| Psidium guavaja | Myrtaceae | New world tropics |
| Punica granatum | Lythraceae | Old world tropics |
| Ravenala madagascariensis | Streliziaceae | Old world tropics |
| Risinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | Old world tropics |
| Saccharum officinarum | Poaceae | Old world tropics |
| Schinus molle | Anacardiaceae | New world tropics |
| Senna spp., Cassia spp. | Fabaceae | Pantropical |
| Sesamum indicum | Pedaliaceae | Unknown |
| Sesbania sesban | Fabaceae | Unknown |
| Solanum melongena | Solanaceae | Old world tropics |
| Sorgum bicolor | Poaceae | Unknown |
| Spathodea campanulata | Bignoniaceae | Old world tropics |
| Striga spp. | Orobanchaceae | Old world tropics |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Myrtaceae | Old world tropics |
| Tamarindus indica | Fabaceae | Unknown |
| Tectona grandis | Lamiaceae | Old world tropics |
| Terminalia catappa | Combretaceae | Old world tropics |
| Theobroma cacao | Malvaceae | New world tropics |
| Thevetia peruviana | Apocynaceae | New world tropics |
| Tradescantia zebrina | Commelinaceae | New world tropics |
| Tripsacum andersonii | Poaceae | New world tropics |
| Vanilla planifolia | Orchidaceae | New world tropics |
| Vigna unguiculata | Fabaceae | Unknown |
| Xanthosoma spp. | Araceae | New world tropics |
| Zea mays | Poaceae | New world tropics |
| Zingiber officinale | Zingiberaceae | Old world tropics |
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