Economic Products by Family:
| Family | Product | Plant | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poaceae | Rice | Oryza sativa | Staple food (Asia) |
| Poaceae | Wheat | Triticum aestivum | Flour, bread |
| Poaceae | Sugarcane | Saccharum officinarum | Sugar production |
| Poaceae | Bamboo | Bambusa | Construction, paper, art |
| Poaceae | Maize | Zea mays | Food, starch, ethanol |
| Fabaceae | Soybean | Glycine max | Oil, protein, tofu |
| Fabaceae | Groundnut | Arachis hypogaea | Oil, food |
| Fabaceae | Pulses | Pisum, Lens, Cajanus | Protein-rich food |
| Solanaceae | Potato | Solanum tuberosum | Vegetable, starch |
| Solanaceae | Tomato | Lycopersicum esculentum | Vegetable, lycopene |
| Solanaceae | Tobacco | Nicotiana tabacum | Cigarettes (nicotine) |
| Solanaceae | Chilli | Capsicum annuum | Spice (capsaicin) |
| Malvaceae | Cotton | Gossypium hirsutum | Textile fibre (cellulose) |
| Malvaceae | Okra/Bhindi | Abelmoschus esculentus | Vegetable |
| Brassicaceae | Mustard | Brassica campestris | Oil, spice (condiment) |
| Brassicaceae | Radish | Raphanus sativus | Vegetable |
| Liliaceae | Onion/Garlic | Allium cepa/sativum | Culinary, medicinal |
| Liliaceae | Aloe | Aloe vera | Cosmetics, medicine |
| Liliaceae | Colchicine | Colchicum autumnale | Medicine (gout), research |
| Asteraceae | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Edible oil, bird food |
| Asteraceae | Lettuce | Lactuca sativa | Salad vegetable |
| Asteraceae | Artemisinin | Artemisia annua | Anti-malarial drug |