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Flowering Plants — Monocots
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Published 1992
Each botanical name is a bi-directional hyperlink. Touch a botanical name, and you will be taken to the section describing that fruit. Touching the botanical name term in that section returns you to this table.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Cantonese Pronunciation |
| Alismaceae | ||
| Sagittaria sinensis Sims | Arrowhead | Chee gwu |
| Alliaceae (Onion Family) | ||
| Allium ampeloprasum L. var. porrum (L.) Gay | Leek | Dai suen |
| A. cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don. | Shallots | Choeng tau |
| A. cepa L. var. cepa | Onion | Yeung choeng |
| A. chinense G. Don. | Kiangsi scallions | Kiu choi |
| A. fistulosum L. | Spring onions | Choeng |
| A. sativum L. | Garlic | Suen tau |
| A. sativum L. | Garlic shallots | Suen jee |
| A. sativum L. | Flowering garlic shoots | Suen sum |
| A. tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng. | Chinese chives | Gau choi |
| A. tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng. | Blanched Chinese chives | Gau wong |
| A. tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng. | Flowering Chinese chives | Gau choi fa |
| Araceae (Arum Family) | ||
| Colocasia esculenta (D.) Schott | Taro | Wu tau |
| Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) | ||
| Eleocharis dulcis (Bur.) Trin. ex Hens. | Water chestnuts | Ma tai |
| Dioscoreaceae | ||
| Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) | Mountain yam | Saan yeuk |
| Gramineae (Grass Family) | ||
| Dendrocalamus spp.; Phyllostachys spp. | Bamboo shoots | Sun |
| Oryza sativa L. | Rice | Mai |
| Triticum spp. | Wheat | Muk |
| Zizania aquatica L. | Wild rice shoots | Gau sun |
| Zingiberaceae | ||
| Zingiber officinale Rosc. | Ginger | Geung |
| Z. officinale Rosc. | Stem ginger | Jee geung |