Food Family Tree (flowering plants)
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Magnoliids
Piperales
(pepper family)
Piper nigrum
(black pepper)
Laurales
Atherospermataceae
Cinnamomum verum
(cinnamon)
Lauraceae
Persea americana
(avocado)
Magnoliales
Myristicaceae
(nutmeg family)
Myristica fragrans
(nutmeg)
Annonaceae
(custard-apple family)
Uvaria chamae
(finger-root)
Annona cherimola
(cherimoya/custard apple)
Annona muricata
(soursop/prickly custard apple)
Asimina triloba
(pawpaw)
Liliopsida
(monocotyledons) (lillies, palms, grasses, etc)
Alismatales
Alismataceae
Sagittaria sagittifolia
(arrowhead)
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea oppositifolia
(chinese yam)
Commelinids
Arecales
Aglaonema modestum
(japanese-leaf)
Alocasia cucullata
(chinese-taro)
Colocasia esculenta
(dasheen/taro)
Phoenix dactylifera
(date palm)
Cocos nucifera
(coconut)
Poales
Bromeliaceae
Ananas comosus
(pineapple)
Poaceae
Ehrhartoideae
Oryzeae
Oryza sativa
(indian rice)
Zizania aquatica
(canadian wild rice)
PACCAD clade
Centothecoideae
Centotheceae
Chasmanthium latifolium
(wild oats)
Chloridoideae
Eleusine coracana
(finger millet)
Panicoideae
Andropogoneae
Sorghum bicolor
(sorghum/jowar)
Zea mays subsp. mays
(corn/indian maize)
Pooideae
Aveneae
Avena sativa
(oats)
Triticeae
Secale cereale
(rye)
Hordeum
Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum
(wild barley)
Triticum
Triticum aestivum
(bread wheat)
Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta
(spelt)
Zingiberales
Cannaceae
Canna indica
(queensland arrowroot)
Musaceae
(banana family)
Musa x paradisiaca
(banana)
Zingiberaceae
(ginger family)
Kaempferia galanga
(galangal)
Alpinia galanga
(greater galangal)
Curcuma longa
(turmeric)
Elettaria cardamomum
(cardamom)
Zingiber officinale
(ginger)
Asparagales
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
(garden asparagus)
Iridaceae
Crocus sativus
(saffron)
Asphodelaceae
Aloe Vera
(aloe)
Orchidaceae
Vanilloid clade
Vanillinae
Vanilla planifolia
(vanilla)
Alliaceae
Allium
Allium ascalonicum
(shallot)
Allium porrum
(leek)
Allium sativum
(garlic)
Allium schoenoprasum
(chive)
Allium cepa
(onion)
Eudicotyldons
(Eudicots) (most flowering plants)
Ranunculales
Berberidaceae
Berberis
(barberry family)
Berberis darwinii
(barberry)
Proteales
Proteaceae
Macadamia intergrifolia
(macadamia nut)
Nelumbonaceae
(lotus family)
Nelumbo lutea
(american lotus)
Core eudicots
