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APPENDIX XVIII: KEY TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF INGREDIENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS MANUAL

African Oil-Palm

Elaeis guineensis

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Algaroba

Prosopis chilensis

Anchovy

Engraulis spp.

Banana

Musa paradisiaca

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Brewers Yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Caoutchouc

Hevea brasiliensis

Carrot

Daucus carota

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Chickpea

Cicer arietianum

Clupeid

[a group of fish - see herring, anchovy]

Coconut

Cocos nucifera

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Copra

Cocos nucifera

Corn

Zea mays

Cotton

Gossyium spp.

Cow Pea

Vigna unguiculata

Dahl

Cajanus cajan

Dasheen (Yaro)

Colocasia esculenta

Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Gingelly

Sesamum indicum

Groundnut

Arachis hypogaea

Guar

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Herring

Clupea harengus

Horse Gram

Vigna unguiculata

Ipil-ipil

Leucaena leucocephala

Jerusalem Artichoke

Heliantus tuberosus

Kangkong (Swamp Cabbage)

Ipomea aquatica

Kapok

Ceiba pentandra

Lab lab 1/(Egyptian Bean)

Dolochos lablab

Lentil

Lens culinaris

Linseed

Linum usitatissimum

Lucerne

Medicago sativa

Lupin

Lupinus spp.

Maize

Zea mays

Manioc

Manihot esculenta

Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

Millets

[various species]

Milo

Sorghum bicolor

Mung Bean (Black Gram)

Vigna mungo

Mung Bean (Green Gram)

Vigna radiata

Mustard

Brassica spp.

Oats

Avena sativa

Orange

Citrus sinensis

Papaya

Carica papaya

Para Rubber

Hevea brasiliensis

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Rape

Brassica spp.

Red Bean

Vigna umbellata

Red Dahl

Lens culinaris

Red Gram

Cajanus cajan

Rice

Oryza sativa

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Saithe (Coley)

Pollachius virens

Sago Palm

Metroxylon sagu

Saman (Cow Tamarind)

Samanea saman

Senegal Gum

Acacia Senegal

Sesame

Sesamum indicum

Sesbania

Sesbania grandiflora

Silkworm

Bombyx mori

Sisal Hemp

Agave sisalana

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

Soybean

Glycine max

Split Pea

Lens culinaris

Squid

e.g., Loligo spp.

Sugar Beet

Beta vulgaris

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatus

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Tapioca

Manihot esculenta

Tuna

e.g., Thunnus thynnus

Velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Water hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Yam

Dioscorea alata

1/Also used to describe a form of algae (see section 2.3)


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