Local/Common name

Scientific name

Part used as vegetables

Additional uses and features

Ecological Status

Tambdi bhaji

Amaranthus gangeticus

Entire plant

Rich in iron, cellulose, fibre

Declining

Shepu, Dill

Anethum sowa

Entire plant

Treats stomach ailments

Declining

Konkan dhudi, Bottle gourd

Lagenaria vulgaris

Fruit

Large size and soft texture medicinal value

Common

Vaingan, Brinjal, Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Fruit

Round purple (annual)

Common

Long green (perennial)

Very rare

Long greenish purple (perennial)

Common

Padwal, Snake gourd, Podollim

Tricosanthes anguina

Fruit

Agshi variety (1m long, 8cm across)

Getting rare

Common variety(75cm long, 4-5cm across)

Common

Gonsallim, Ridge gourd, Angled loofah

Luffa acutangula

Fuit

Large and long

Very common

Mullo, Radish

Raphanus sativus

Entire plant

Taleigao variety of medicinal value

Seed not available, variety conserved by certain growers

Moshing, Drumstick, Horse-

Moringa oleifera, radish tree

Fruit, leaves flowers

Rich in iron

Common

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Fruit

Long variety (usually eatern when mature)

Declining

Smaller variety(eaternwhen tender)

Common

Tendli, Gerkin

Coccinia indica

Fruit

Small variety

Not very common

Large variety

Grown for market

Red sorrel, Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Okra, Bhendi, Lady's finger

Hibiscus esculentus

Fruit

Satpani (large) early fruiting

Seed not easily available

Small

Common

Chilli, Mirsang

Capsicum annuum

Fruit

Canacona variety(kholchi)

More common in south Goa

Aidona variety(sweetish)

Endangered

Portugali mirsang, Chilli

Capsicum frutescens

Fruit

Very tiny, used for papads and pickles(very pungent)

Declining

Red pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Fruit, leaves, flower

Large and long (oval shaped) Round (of medicinal value)

Endangered Common

Ash gourd, Wax gourd, Kunvallo

Benincasa hispida

Fruit

Used for sweets

Endangered

Karela, Bitter gourd

Momordica charantia

Fruit

Large (Ponda variety)

Seed not available to others, conserved by grower

Small

Common

Golchi bhaji, Parslane

Portulaca oleracea

Entire plant

Medicine for diabetes

Endangered

Valchi bhaji/Climbing spinach

Basella alba

Leaves, tender shoots

Rich in iron, vitamin A

Very common

Tirphal

Zanthoxylum shetsa

Fruit

Used as a spice

Endangered

Bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Fruit

As a souring agent

Common

Matti Gonsallim, sponge gourd

Luffa cylindrica

Fruit

Fibre used as sponge/scrubber

Rare

Suran, elephant yam

Amorphophallus campanulatus

Tuber

Not to be mistaken in edible variety

Rare

Zad conong

Tuber, bulbil

Smooth skin, small size

Rare

Tero, Arum

Colocasia esculenta

Leaves

Green variety

Declining

Kokum/Bindam

Garcinia indica

Fruit

Of medicinal value, Used as a souring agent

Endangered

Haldi/Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Rhizome, leaves

Used as a spice, of medicinal value, leaves used for their flavour

Very common

Alem/Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Rhizome

Of medicinal value, used as a spice

Common

Onion/Piao

Allium cepa

Bulb

As a seasoning agent, of medicinal value

Local variety endangered

Pepper/Miriam

Piper nigrum

Berry

Used as spice, of medicinal value

Local variety high yielding endangered

Vir-vir

Vigna cylindrica

Pod, seed

Of medicinal value

Very common

Alsando, Lentil

Lens esculenta

Pod, seed, leave

Nutritive

Declining

Chovili

Vigna unguiculata

Seed

White+ brown

Endangered

Moog, Mung, Green gram

Phaseolus aureus

Seed

Nutritive value

Local variety extinct

Anvre, Hyacinth bean

Dolichos lablab

Seed

Large variety

Common

Small

Declining

Merulle

Phaseolus sp.

Seed

Resembles white pepper

Endangered

Bamboo, Kill

Bambusa bambos

tender shoots

Maroon shoots

Endangered

Nachni, Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

cereal

Rich in iron, of medicinal value

Endangered

Kudukki Bhaji

Amaranthus spinosa

Leaves

Rich in iron

Endangered

Madi

Alocasia

Rhizome, leaves

Rich in protein

Endangered

Kata konong,

Dioscora esculenta

Tuber

Nutritive value

Endangered

Potato yam

Karando

Dioscora esculenta

Tuber

Nutritive value

Endangered

Sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas

Tuber

Food value

Common

Nir ponos, Bread fruit

Artocarpus incisa

Fruit

Nutritive value

Common

Taikulo, Foetid Cassia

Cassia tore

Entire tender plant or leaves

Rich in iron

Common, hardly used

Tidki/Cluster beans, Gawar

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba

Pod

High fibre content

Common

Chinni

Tuber, bulbil

Nutritive value (pinkish white variety)

Endangered

Kiraitem, Chirata

Swertia chirata

Entire plant

As a dewormer, for treating diabetes, malaria

Common

Carambola

Caramida

Fruit

As a souring agent

Rare

Sword bean, coto vad

Canavalia ensiformis

Pod

Long and broad

Rare