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Vegetables: Share in Area & Production (India)

Sr. No.	Vegetable Crop	% Share in Production
1	Potato	~25.5%
2	Onion	~11.9%
3	Tomato	~11.5%
4	Brinjal	~8.3%
5	Tapioca	~5.0%

Spices: Share in Area & Production (India)

Sr. No.	Spice Crop	% Share in Production
1	Chillies	~25.3%
2	Garlic	~21.1%
3	Turmeric	~20.1%
4	Ginger	~11.0%
5	Cumin	~8.7%
6	Coriander	~5.3%

Botanical Classification of Major Vegetables

S.No.	Common Name	Botanical Name	Family	Origin	Edible Part	2n No.
1	Onion	Allium cepa	Amaryllidaceae	Central Asia	Bulb	16
2	Garlic	Allium sativum	Amaryllidaceae	Central Asia	Cloves	16
7	Amaranthus	Amaranthus spp.	Amaranthaceae	India	Leaves, stem	32
8	Beet Root	Beta vulgaris	Chenopodiaceae	Mediterranean	Root	18
11	Sweet Potato	Ipomoea batatas	Convolvulaceae	South America	Tuber	90
12	Cabbage	Brassica oleracea var. capitata	Brassicaceae	Mediterranean	Head	18
13	Cauliflower	Brassica oleracea var. botrytis	Brassicaceae	Mediterranean	Curd	18
14	Broccoli	Brassica oleracea var. italica	Brassicaceae	Mediterranean	Flower bud	18
15	Turnip	Brassica rapa	Brassicaceae	China/India	Root	20
16	Radish	Raphanus sativus	Brassicaceae	Europe	Root, Leaves	18
17	Cucumber	Cucumis sativus	Cucurbitaceae	India	Fruit	14
18	Muskmelon	Cucumis melo	Cucurbitaceae	Tropical Africa	Fruit	24
19	Watermelon	Citrullus lanatus	Cucurbitaceae	Tropical Africa	Fruit	22
20	Pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	Cucurbitaceae	Mexico/Peru	Fruit	40
21	Bottle Gourd	Lagenaria siceraria	Cucurbitaceae	South Africa	Fruit	22
22	Bitter Gourd	Momordica charantia	Cucurbitaceae	Indo-Burma	Fruit	22
23	Ridge Gourd	Luffa acutangula	Cucurbitaceae	Asia	Fruit	26
24	Sponge Gourd	Luffa cylindrica	Cucurbitaceae	Assam	Fruit	26
26	Pea	Pisum sativum	Leguminosae	Central Asia	Tender seeds	14
27	French Bean	Phaseolus vulgaris	Leguminosae	Mexico	Pod, seed	22
28	Cowpea	Vigna unguiculata	Leguminosae	Africa	Pod	22
29	Okra	Abelmoschus esculentus	Malvaceae	Africa	Fruit	130
31	Potato	Solanum tuberosum	Solanaceae	South America	Stem, tuber	48
32	Tomato	Lycopersicon esculentum	Solanaceae	South America	Fruit	24
33	Brinjal	Solanum melongena	Solanaceae	Indo-Burma	Fruit	24
34	Chilli	Capsicum annuum	Solanaceae	Mexico	Fruit	24
35	Carrot	Daucus carota	Umbelliferae	Afghanistan	Root	18
36	Coriander	Coriandrum sativum	Umbelliferae	—	Leaves	22

Botanical Classification of Major Vegetables

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