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Flowering Plants — Dicots
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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 |
| Amarantaceae | ||
| Amaranthus gangeticus L. | Chinese spinach | Een choi |
| Asclepiadaceae | ||
| Telosma cordata (Burm. f.) Merr. | Night-fragrant flower | Yeh heung fa |
| Basellaceae | ||
| Basella alba L. | Ceylon spinach | Saan choi |
| Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) | ||
| Brassica alboglabra Bailey | Chinese kale | Gai laan |
| B. chinensis Jus. var. chinensis | Chinese white cabbage | Baak choi |
| B. chinensis Jus. var. parachinensis (Bailey) Tsen & Lee | Chinese flowering cabbage | Choi sum |
| B. chinensis Jus. var. rosularis Tsen & Lee | Chinese flat cabbage | Tai gu choi |
| B. juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss. var. rugosa (Roxb.) Tsen & Lee | Mustard cabbages: | |
| Bamboo mustard cabbage | Jook gai choi | |
| Swatow mustard cabbage | Dai gai choi | |
| Sow cabbage | Jiu la choi | |
| B. oleracea L. var. botrytis | Broccoli | Gai laan fa |
| B. oleracea L. var. botrytis | Cauliflower | Yeh choi fa |
| B. oleracea L. var. capitata L. | Head cabbage | Yeh choi |
| B. oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. | Kohlrabi | Gai laan tau |
| B. pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr. | Peking cabbage | Wong nga baak |
| B. rapa L. | Turnip | Choi tau |
| Nasturtium officinale R. Br. | Watercress | Sai yeung choi |
| Raphanus sativus L. | Radish (small red) | Hoeng loh baak jai |
| R. sativus L. var. longipinnatus Bailey | Oriental radish | Loh baak |
| R. sativus L. var. longipinnatus Bailey | Green oriental radish | Cheng loh baak |
| Caricaceae | ||
| Carica papaya L. | Papaya | Mook gwa |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Beta vulgaris L. | Chard | Jiu La Choi |
| Compositae | ||
| Arctium lappa L. | Burdock | Ngau bang |
| Artemisia lactiflora Wall. | White wormwood | Jun jiu choi |
| Chrysanthemum coronarium L. var. spatiosum Bailey | Garland chrysanthemum | Tong ho |
| Lactuca sativa L. var. asparagina Bailey | Stem lettuce | Woh sun |
| L. sativa L. var. capitata L. | Head lettuce | Sai saang choi |
| L. sativa L. var. crispa L. | Leaf lettuce | Saang choi |
| Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) | ||
| Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. | Water spinach | Ong choi |
| I. batatas (L.) Lam. | Sweet potato | Faan su |
| Cucurbitaceae (Melon Family) | ||
| Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. | Winter melon | Doeng gwa |
| B. hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. | Fuzzy melon | Cheet gwa |
| Cucumis sativus L. | Cucumber | Cheng gwa |
| C. sativus L. | Yellow cucumber | Wong gwa |
| Curcurbita moschata (Ouch. ex. Lam.) Duch. ex. Poir | Squash | Naam gwa |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl. | Bottle gourd | Wu lo gwa |
| L. siceraria (Mol.) Standl. | Hairy gourd | Po gwa |
| Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. | Angled luffa | See gwa |
| L. cylindrica (L.) M.J. Roem. | Sponge luffa | Soi gwa |
| Momordica charantia L. | Bitter melon | Fu gwa |
| Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz | Chayote | Faat sau gwa |
| Fagaceae (Oak Family) | ||
| Castanea dentata | Chestnut (North American) | |
| C. mollissima | Chestnut (Chinese) | Lut jee |
| C. sativa Mill. | Chestnut (European) | |
| Leguminosae (Bean Family) | ||
| Glycine max (L.) Merr. | Soy bean sprouts | Dai dau nga choi |
| G. max (L.) Merr. | Soy beans (fresh) | Mo dau |
| Medicago sativa L. | Alfalfa shoots | Muk sook |
| Pacchyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban | Jicama | Sa got |
| Phaseolus aureus Roxb. | Mung bean sprouts | Sai dau nga choi |
| P. aureus Roxb. | Mung bean vermicelli | Fun see |
| P. vulgaris L. | French string beans | Yook dau |
| Pisum sativum L. | Pea shoots | Dau miu |
| P. sativum L. var. macrocarpon Ser. | Edible peapods | Hoh laan dau |
| Pueraria thunbergiana (Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth. | Kudzu | Fun got |
| Vigna sesquipedalis (L.) Fruw. | Long beans | Dau gok |
| Nymphaceae | ||
| Nelumbo nucifera Gaerth | Lotus root | Leen ngau |
| Onagraceae | ||
| Trapa bicornis Osb. | Caltrops | Ling gok |
| Solanaceae | ||
| Lycium chinense Mill. | Chinese box thorn | Gau gei choi |
| Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. | Tomato | Faan kei |
| Solanum melongena L. | Eggplant | Ngai gwa |
| S. tuberosum L. | Potato | Su jai |
| Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt. | Bell pepper | Cheng jiu |
| C. annuum L. var. minimum (Mill.) Heiser | Cayenne pepper | |
| C. frutescens L. | Tabasco pepper | |
| C. annuum L. (several varieties) | Chilli | Laat jiu |
| Umbelliferae | ||
| Apium graveolens L. | Celery | Kun choi |
| Coriandrum sativum L. | Coriander | Yuen sai |
| Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arc. | Carrot | Hoeng loh baak |
| Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym. | Parsley | Faan yuen sai |
| Cryptotaenia japonica Hassk | Mitsuba | Junn Jiu Choi |