ISO list of plant spices information

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ISO list of plant spices


No.	Botanical name of the plant	Family	Common name	Name of plant part used as spice
1	Acorus calamus	Araceae	Sweet flag, myrtle flag, calamus, flag root	Rhizome
2	Aframomum angustifolium	Zingiberaceae	Madagascar cardamom	Fruit, seed
3	Aframomum hanburyi	Zingiberaceae	Cameroon cardamom	Fruit, seed
4	Aframomum koranima	Zingiberaceae	Korarima cardamom	Fruit, seed
5	Aframomum melegueta	Zingiberaceae	Grain of paradise, Guinea grains	Fruit, seed
6	Allium ascalonicum	Liliaceae	Shallot	Bulb
7	Allium cepa	Liliaceae	Onion	Bulb
8	Allium cepa var. aggregatum	Liliaceae	Potato onion	Bulb
9	Allium tuberosum	Liliaceae	Indian leek, Chinese chive	Bulb, leaf
10	Allium fistulosum	Liliaceae	Stony leek, Welsh onion, Japanese bunching onion	Leaf and bulb
11	Allium porrum	Liliaceae	Leek, winter leek	Leaf and bulb
12	Allium sativum	Liliaceae	Garlic	Bulb
13	Allium schoenoprasum	Liliaceae	Chive	Leaf
14	Alpinia galanga	Zingiberaceae	Greater galangal, Longwas, Siamese ginger	Rhizome
15	Alpinia officinarum	Zingiberaceae	Lesser galangal	Rhizome
16	Amomum aromaticum	Zingiberaceae	Bengal cardamom	Fruit, seed
17	Amomum kepulaga	Zingiberaceae	Round cardamom, Chester cardamom, Siamese cardamom, Indonesian cardamom	Fruit, seed
18	Amomum krervanh	Zingiberaceae	Cambodian cardamom	Fruit, seed
19	Amomum subulatum	Zingiberaceae	Greater Indian cardamom, large cardamom, Nepalese cardamom	Fruit, seed
20	Amomum tsao-ko	Zingiberaceae	Tsao-ko cardamom	Fruit, seed
21	Anethum graveolens	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Dill	Fruit, leaf, top
22	Anethum sowa	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Indian dill	Fruit
23	Angelica archangelica	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Garden angelica	Fruit, petiole
24	Anthriscus cereifolium	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Chervil	Leaf
25	Apium graveolens	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Celery, garden celery	Fruit, root, leaf
26	Apium graveolens var. rapaceum	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Celeriac	Fruit, root, leaf
27	Armoracia rusticana	Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)	Horse radish	Root
28	Artemisia dracunculus	Asteraceae (Compositae)	Tarragon, estragon	Leaf
29	Averrhoa bilimbi	Averrhoaceae	Belimbing, bilimbi cucumber tree	Fruit
30	Averrhoa carambola	Averrhoaceae	Carambola, caramba	Fruit
31	Brassica junceae	Brassicaceae	Indian mustard	Seed
32	Brassica nigra	Brassicaceae	Black mustard	Seed
33	Bunium persicum	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Black caraway	Seed, tuber
34	Capparis spinosa	Capparidaceae	Caper, common caper, caper bush	Floral bud
35	Capsicum annuum	Solanaceae	Capsicum, chillies, paprika	Fruit
36	Capsicum frutescens	Solanaceae	Chillies, bird’s eye chilli	Fruit
37	Carum bulbocastanum	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Black caraway	Fruit, bulb
38	Carum carvi	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Caraway, blond caraway	Fruit
39	Cinnamomum aromaticum	Lauracea	Cassia, Chinese cassia	Bark, leaves
40	Cinnamomum burmanii	Lauracea	Indonesian cassia	Bark
41	Cinnamomum loureirii	Lauracea	Vietnamese cassia	Bark
42	Cinnamomum tamala	Lauracea	Tejpat, Indian cassia	Leaf, bark
43	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	Lauracea	Sri Lankan cinnamon, Indian cinnamon	Bark, leaf
44	Coriandrum sativum	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Coriander	Leaf, fruit
45	Crocus sativus	Iridaceae	Saffron	Stigma
46	Cuminum cyminum	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Cumin	Fruit
47	Curcuma longa	Zingiberaceae	Turmeric	Rhizome, leaf
48	Cymbopogon citratus	Poaceae	West Indian lemongrass	Leaf
49	Cymbopogon nardus	Poaceae	Sri Lankan citronella	Leaf
50	Elettaria cardamomum	Zingiberaceae	Small cardamom	Fruit, seed
51	Elettaria cardamomum	Zingiberaceae	Sri Lankan cardamom	Fruit, seed
52.1	Ferula assa-foetida	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Asafoetida	Rhizome
52.2	Ferula foetida	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Asafoetida	Rhizome
52.3	Ferula narthex	Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)	Asafoetida	Rhizome
53	Foeniculum vulgare	Apiaceae	Bitter fennel	Leaf, twig, fruit
54	Foeniculum vulgare	Apiaceae	Sweet fennel	Leaf, twig, fruit
55	Garcinia cambogia	Clusiaceae	Garcinia, Camboge	Pericarp of the fruit
56	Garcinia indica	Clusiaceae	Garcinia, Kokum	Pericarp of the fruit
57	Hyssopus officinalis	Lamiaceae	Hyssop	Leaf
58	Illicum verum	Illiciaceae	Star anise, Chinese anise	Fruit
59	Juniperus communis	Cupressaceae	Common juniper	Fruit
60	Kaempferia galanga	Zingiberaceae	Galangal	Rhizome
61	Laurus nobilis	Lauraceae	Laurel, true laurel, bay leaf, sweet flag	Leaf
62	Levisticum officinale	Apiaceae	Garden lovage, lovage	Fruit, leaf
63.1	Lippia graveolens	Verbenaceae	Mexican oregano	Leaf, terminal shoot
63.2	Lippia berlandieri	Verbenaceae	Mexican oregano	Leaf, terminal shoot
64	Mangifera indica	Anacardiaceae	Mango	Immature fruit (rind)
65	Melissa officinalis	Lamiaceae	Balm, lemon balm, melissa	Leaf, terminal shoot
66	Mentha arvensis	Lamiaceae	Japanese mint, field mint, corn mint	Leaf, terminal shoot
67	Mentha citrata	Lamiaceae	Bergamot	Leaf, terminal shoot
68	Mentha x piperita	Lamiaceae	Peppermint	Leaf, terminal shoot
69	Mentha spicata	Lamiaceae	Spearmint, garden mint	Leaf, terminal shoot
70	Murraya koenigii	Rutaceae	Curry leaf	Leaf
71	Myristica argentea	Myristicaceae	Papuan nutmeg, Papuan mace	Kernel, Aril
72	Myristica fragrans	Myristicaceae	Indonesian type nutmeg, Indonesian type mace, Siauw type mace	Kernel, Aril
73	Nigella damascena	Ranunculaceae	Damas black cumin, love in a mist	Seed
74	Nigella sativa	Ranunculaceae	Black cumin	Seed
75	Ocimum basilicum	Lamiaceae	Sweet basil	Leaf, terminal shoot
76	Origanum majorana	Lamiaceae	Sweet marjoram	Leaf, floral bud
77	Origanum vulgare	Lamiaceae	Oregano, origan	Leaf, flower
78	Pandanus amaryllifolius	Pandanaceae	Pandan wangi	Leaf
79	Papaver somniferum	Papaveraceae	Poppy, blue maw, mawseed	Seed
80	Petroselinum crispum	Apiceae	Parsley	Leaf, root
81	Pimenta dioica	Myrtaceae	Pimento, allspice, Jamaica pepper	Immature fruit, leaf
82	Pimenta racemosa	Myrtaceae	West Indian bay	Fruit, leaf
83	Pimpinella anisum	Apiaceae	Aniseed	Fruit
84	Piper guineense	Piperaceae	West African or Benin pepper	Fruit
85	Piper longum	Piperaceae	Piperaceae Long pepper, Indian long pepper	Fruit
86	Piper nigrum	Piperaceae	Black pepper, white pepper, green pepper	Fruit
87	Punica granatum	Punicaceae	Pomegranate	Seed (dried with flesh)
88	Rosmarinus officinalis	Lamiaceae	Rosemary	Terminal shoot, leaf
89	Salvia officinalis	Lamiaceae	Garden sage	Terminal shoot, leaf
90	Satureja hortensis	Lamiaceae	Summer savory	Terminal shoot, leaf
91	Satureja montana	Lamiaceae	Winter savory	Leaf, twig
92	Schinus molle	Anacardiaceae	American pepper, Californian pepper tree	Fruit, wall (rind)
93	Schinus terebenthifolius	Anacardiaceae	Brazilian pepper	Fruit
94	Sesamum indicum	Pedaliaceae	Sesame, gingelly	Seed
95	Sinapis alba	Brassicaceae	White mustard, yellow mustard	Seed
96	Syzygium aromaticum	Myrtaceae	Clove	Flower bud
97	Tamarindus indica	Cesalpiniaceae	Tamarind	Fruit
98	Thymus serpyllum	Lamiaceae	Mother of thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme	Terminal shoot, leaf
99	Thymus vulgaris	Lamiaceae	Thyme, common thyme	Terminal shoot, leaf
100	Trachyspermum ammi	Apiaceae	Ajowan	Fruit
101	Trigonella foenumgracecum	Fabaceae	Fenugreek	Seed, leaf
102	Vanilla planifolia syn. Vanilla fragrans	Orchidaceae	Vanilla	Fruit (pod)
103	Vanilla tahitensis	Orchidaceae	Vanilla	Fruit (pod)
104	Vanilla pompona	Orchidaceae	Pompona vanilla	Fruit (pod)
105	Xylopia aethiopica	Annonaceae	Negro pepper, Guinean pepper	Fruit
105	Xylopia aethiopica	Annonaceae	Negro pepper, Guinean pepper	Fruit
106	Zanthoxylum bungei	Rutaceae	Chinese prickly ash pepper, Sechuang pepper	Fruit
107	Zanthoxylum acanthopodium	Rutaceae	Chinese pepper	Fruit
108	Zanthoxylum piperitum	Rutaceae	Japanese pepper	Fruit
109	Zingiber officinale	Zingiberaceae	Ginger	Rhizome

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