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|SC_2: | |SC_2: great morinda <ref>Great morinda native to Southeast Asia (Indonesia) and Australia</ref>, common nutmeg<ref>Common nutmeg native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia</ref> | ||
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|TC_2: sugarcane <ref>Sugarcane encompassing 37 species, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. Different species likely originated in different locations, with S. barberi originating in India and S. edule and S. officinarum coming from New Guinea</ref>, gomuti <ref>Gomuti palm native to tropical Asia, from eastern India east to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the east.</ref>, Borassus flabelliformis <ref>Borassus flabelliformis native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea</ref>, Nypa fruticans <ref>Nypa fruticans native within the Indomalaya ecozone - in southern Asia, Indochina, the Malesian region, and northern Australia- </ref> | |TC_2: sugarcane <ref>Sugarcane encompassing 37 species, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. Different species likely originated in different locations, with S. barberi originating in India and S. edule and S. officinarum coming from New Guinea</ref>, gomuti <ref>Gomuti palm native to tropical Asia, from eastern India east to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the east.</ref>, Borassus flabelliformis <ref>Borassus flabelliformis native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea</ref>, Nypa fruticans <ref>Nypa fruticans native within the Indomalaya ecozone - in southern Asia, Indochina, the Malesian region, and northern Australia- </ref> | ||
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|SC_3: black pepper <ref>Black pepper native to Western Ghats of Kerala State, India</ref> | |SC_3: black pepper <ref>Black pepper native to Western Ghats of Kerala State, India</ref>, Hibiscus sabdariffa <ref>Hibiscus sabdariffa native to tropical Asia, from India to Malaysia</ref>, lemon grass <ref>Lemon grass species native to Southern India, Sri Lanka</ref>, Ceylon cinnamon <ref>Ceylon cinnamon native to Sri Lanka</ref>, basil <ref>Basil native to northeast India</ref> | ||
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|TC_3: Indian date palm (for palm sugar production)<ref>Indian date palm native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh</ref>, Caryota urens <ref>Caryota urens native to Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar, and India</ref> | |TC_3: Indian date palm (for palm sugar production)<ref>Indian date palm native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh</ref>, Caryota urens <ref>Caryota urens native to Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar, and India</ref> | ||
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|PC_P_4: oat <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat#Origin Oat origin=Fertile Crescent, Near East]</ref><ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Oat having high comparitive protein content, thus usable as PC_P crop]</ref>, wild pea <ref>Pisum sativum elatius native to Bulgaria - Mediterranean basin, Near East. Earliest archaeological finds of peas come from Neolithic Syria, Turkey and Jordan.</ref>, chickpea<ref>Chickpea native to the area around Persia and the Caucasus Mountains</ref> | |PC_P_4: oat <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat#Origin Oat origin=Fertile Crescent, Near East]</ref><ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Oat having high comparitive protein content, thus usable as PC_P crop]</ref>, wild pea <ref>Pisum sativum elatius native to Bulgaria - Mediterranean basin, Near East. Earliest archaeological finds of peas come from Neolithic Syria, Turkey and Jordan.</ref>, chickpea<ref>Chickpea native to the area around Persia and the Caucasus Mountains</ref> | ||
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|SC_4: | |SC_4: rosemary <ref>Rosemary native to the Mediterranean area</ref>, spear mint <ref>Mentha cordifolia native to much of Europe and southwest Asia</ref>, dill <ref>Dill native to southern Russia/East Europe</ref>, coriander <ref>Coriander native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa</ref>, saffron <ref>Saffron native to Southwest Asia, near Greece</ref>, anise <ref>Anise native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia</ref>, black and white mustard <ref>Black mustard native to southern Mediterranean region, white mustard (sinapis alba) native to the Mediterranean region and the Crimea</ref> | ||
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|TC_4: Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) <ref>Date palm native to Persian Gulf, near Syria</ref><ref>Note that other data palms too exist, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(plant) yet not all are used for human consumption</ref> | |TC_4: Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) <ref>Date palm native to Persian Gulf, near Syria</ref><ref>Note that other data palms too exist, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(plant) yet not all are used for human consumption</ref> | ||
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|SC_5: | |SC_5: Kola nut <ref>Kola nut native to the tropical forests of West Africa</ref> | ||
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|PC_P_7: Amaranthus hypochondriacus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http://database.prota.org/search.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Amaranthus+hypochondriacus&RF=Webdisplay Amaranthus hypochondricus origin=North America]</ref> | |PC_P_7: Amaranthus hypochondriacus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http://database.prota.org/search.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Amaranthus+hypochondriacus&RF=Webdisplay Amaranthus hypochondricus origin=North America]</ref> | ||
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|SC_7: | |SC_7: sassafras albidum <ref>Sassafras albidum native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas</ref>, Ephedra <ref>Ephedra funerea, Ephedra viridis and Ephedra nevadensis native to Nevada, California</ref> | ||
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|SC_7-2: rosa canina <ref>Rosa canina native to Europe, including Britain, northwest Africa and western Asia</ref>, small-leaved linden <ref>small-leaved linden native to much of Europe and western Asia</ref>, valerian <ref>Valerian native to Europe and parts of Asia</ref>, chamomile <ref>chamomile native to Europe and Western Asia</ref> | |||
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|TC_7: birch (Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana)<ref>Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana native to Alaska, northern Canada</ref>, sugar maple<ref>Sugar maple (used to make maple syrup) native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas.</ref> | |TC_7: birch (Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana)<ref>Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana native to Alaska, northern Canada</ref>, sugar maple<ref>Sugar maple (used to make maple syrup) native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas.</ref> | ||
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|PC_P_8: Amaranthus cruentus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.be/books?id=6jrlyOPfr24C&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=amaranthus+cruentus+and+origin&source=bl&ots=DoFdlQOx1V&sig=k6q1NwmjLgm2cYr50YjqaNL3LEA&hl=nl&ei=ZvvkTO2nE8qIhQfgo-XpDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=amaranthus%20cruentus%20and%20origin&f=false Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America]</ref> | |PC_P_8: Amaranthus cruentus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.be/books?id=6jrlyOPfr24C&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=amaranthus+cruentus+and+origin&source=bl&ots=DoFdlQOx1V&sig=k6q1NwmjLgm2cYr50YjqaNL3LEA&hl=nl&ei=ZvvkTO2nE8qIhQfgo-XpDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=amaranthus%20cruentus%20and%20origin&f=false Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America]</ref> | ||
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|SC_8: | |SC_8: vanilla <ref>Vanilla native to Mexico</ref> | ||
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|TC_8: sugar pine <ref>Sugar pine native to the mountains of the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon through California to Baja California</ref>, Agave salmiana, Agave tequilana <ref>Agave salmiana and Agave tequilana native to central Mexico</ref> | |TC_8: sugar pine <ref>Sugar pine native to the mountains of the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon through California to Baja California</ref>, Agave salmiana, Agave tequilana <ref>Agave salmiana and Agave tequilana native to central Mexico</ref> | ||
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|PC_P_9: quinoa <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa#Nutritional_value Quinoa indiginous to Peru, protein content=14g/100g serving]</ref><ref>[http://www.planeta.com/planeta/99/1199quinoa.html Quinoa origin=around Lake Titicaca]</ref><ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Quinoa having high comparitive protein content, hence useful as PC_P_ crop]</ref>, Amaranthus caudatus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_caudatus Amaranthus caudatus origin=Peru]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200006980 Amaranthus causates origin=south America]</ref>, lima bean <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_lunatus Lima bean origin=Andes]</ref>, peanut | |PC_P_9: quinoa <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa#Nutritional_value Quinoa indiginous to Peru, protein content=14g/100g serving]</ref><ref>[http://www.planeta.com/planeta/99/1199quinoa.html Quinoa origin=around Lake Titicaca]</ref><ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Quinoa having high comparitive protein content, hence useful as PC_P_ crop]</ref>, Amaranthus caudatus <ref>[http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Foods.html Compararing protein crops]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_caudatus Amaranthus caudatus origin=Peru]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200006980 Amaranthus causates origin=south America]</ref>, lima bean <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_lunatus Lima bean origin=Andes]</ref>, peanut | ||
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|SC_9: Capsicum annuum <ref>Capsicum species having a common ancestor which originated somewhere in the northwest Brazil - Colombia area</ref> | |SC_9: Capsicum annuum <ref>Capsicum species having a common ancestor which originated somewhere in the northwest Brazil - Colombia area</ref>, guarana <ref>Guarana native to the Amazon, in the region of Manaus and Parintins</ref> | ||
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|TC_9: Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni and other species <ref>Stevia encompassing 240 species, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America</ref><ref>Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni is native to Paraguay</ref>, yacón syrup <ref>Yacón native to lower Andes/Peru</ref> | |TC_9: Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni and other species <ref>Stevia encompassing 240 species, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America</ref><ref>Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni is native to Paraguay</ref>, yacón syrup <ref>Yacón native to lower Andes/Peru</ref> | ||
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* Fruits and nuts by region | * Fruits and nuts by region | ||
* [[Animal husbandry|Appropriate animals for meat, eggs, milk]] | * [[Animal husbandry|Appropriate animals for meat, eggs, milk]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Aquaculture|Appropriate fish species for aquaculture by region]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 09:29, 25 May 2012
Crops suitable for use per region
Types of crops indicated
Primary crops: divided in primary crops carbohydrates (PC_C_) and primary crops proteïn (PC_C_). Both abbreviations are followed by a number to indicate the region. |
Secundary crops: abbreviation SC_ followed by a number to indicate the region. These are generally herbs, spices or crops for making beverages |
Supplementary (or tertiairy) crops: TC_ followed by a number to indicate the region. These crops are generally sweet crops or sweeteners |
Regions
Region 1: East-Asia |
Region 2: Oceania |
Region 3: Central-Asia |
Region 4: West-Asia & South-Europe |
Region 5: North-Africa & South-Africa |
Region 6: Central-Africa |
Region 7: North-Europe, North-Asia & North-America |
Region 8: Central-America |
Region 9: South-America (north) |
Region 10: South-America (central) |
Region 11: South-America (south) |
Names of the crops
PC_C_1: rice, foxtail millet [1][2] |
PC_P_1: soybean [3] |
SC_1: tea bush [4] |
TC_1: monk fruit [5][6] |
PC_C_2: yam[7], swamp taro [8] |
PC_P_2: |
SC_2: great morinda [9], common nutmeg[10] |
TC_2: sugarcane [11], gomuti [12], Borassus flabelliformis [13], Nypa fruticans [14] |
TC_2-1: coconut [15] |
PC_C_3: taro [16] |
PC_P_3: |
SC_3: black pepper [17], Hibiscus sabdariffa [18], lemon grass [19], Ceylon cinnamon [20], basil [21] |
TC_3: Indian date palm (for palm sugar production)[22], Caryota urens [23] |
PC_C_4: wheat, rye [24][25] |
PC_P_4: oat [26][27], wild pea [28], chickpea[29] |
SC_4: rosemary [30], spear mint [31], dill [32], coriander [33], saffron [34], anise [35], black and white mustard [36] |
TC_4: Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) [37][38] |
PC_C_5: pearl millet, barley [39][40] |
PC_P_5: |
SC_5: Kola nut [41] |
TC_5: |
PC_C_6: Sorghum bicolor, teff [42][43] |
PC_P_6: |
SC_6: coffee plant (coffea arabica, coffea robusta)[44] |
TC_6: |
PC_C_7: buckwheat [45][46] |
PC_P_7: Amaranthus hypochondriacus [47][48][49] |
SC_7: sassafras albidum [50], Ephedra [51] |
SC_7-2: rosa canina [52], small-leaved linden [53], valerian [54], chamomile [55] |
TC_7: birch (Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana)[56], sugar maple[57] |
TC_7-2: honey (from Apis mellifera mellifera)[58][59][60], sweet cicely root[61],licorice [62] |
PC_C_8: maize [63] |
PC_P_8: Amaranthus cruentus [64][65][66][67] |
SC_8: vanilla [68] |
TC_8: sugar pine [69], Agave salmiana, Agave tequilana [70] |
PC_C_9: potato [71] |
PC_P_9: quinoa [72][73][74], Amaranthus caudatus [75][76][77][78], lima bean [79], peanut |
SC_9: Capsicum annuum [80], guarana [81] |
TC_9: Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni and other species [82][83], yacón syrup [84] |
PC_C_10: cassava [85] |
PC_P_10: |
SC_10: |
TC_10: |
PC_C_11: sweet potato [86][87] |
PC_P_11: |
SC_11: yerba maté [88] |
TC_11: |
See also
- Oil crops map
- Fruits and nuts by region
- Appropriate animals for meat, eggs, milk
- Appropriate fish species for aquaculture by region
References
Note
Sugar beet wasn't included as it is a selected species from Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Further information
See list of crops at this wikiversity webpage
- ↑ Rice's origin= China, 3 locations along Yangtsekiang
- ↑ Foxtail millet origin=China (though somewhat more north than indicated)
- ↑ Soybean's origin=Korea
- ↑ Tea bush (var. sinensis) native to western Yunnan, while C. sinensis var. assamica is native to the warmer parts of Assam (India)
- ↑ Monk fruit native to china, near taiwan
- ↑ Luo han guo
- ↑ Yam's origin=Indonesia
- ↑ Swamp taro origin=melanesia
- ↑ Great morinda native to Southeast Asia (Indonesia) and Australia
- ↑ Common nutmeg native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia
- ↑ Sugarcane encompassing 37 species, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. Different species likely originated in different locations, with S. barberi originating in India and S. edule and S. officinarum coming from New Guinea
- ↑ Gomuti palm native to tropical Asia, from eastern India east to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the east.
- ↑ Borassus flabelliformis native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea
- ↑ Nypa fruticans native within the Indomalaya ecozone - in southern Asia, Indochina, the Malesian region, and northern Australia-
- ↑ Cocunut's origin: somewhere between northwest-South america and Melanesia
- ↑ Taro origin=between India & Bangladesh
- ↑ Black pepper native to Western Ghats of Kerala State, India
- ↑ Hibiscus sabdariffa native to tropical Asia, from India to Malaysia
- ↑ Lemon grass species native to Southern India, Sri Lanka
- ↑ Ceylon cinnamon native to Sri Lanka
- ↑ Basil native to northeast India
- ↑ Indian date palm native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
- ↑ Caryota urens native to Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar, and India
- ↑ Wheat origin=Fertile Crescent, Near East
- ↑ Rye origin=Fertile Crescent, Near East
- ↑ Oat origin=Fertile Crescent, Near East
- ↑ Oat having high comparitive protein content, thus usable as PC_P crop
- ↑ Pisum sativum elatius native to Bulgaria - Mediterranean basin, Near East. Earliest archaeological finds of peas come from Neolithic Syria, Turkey and Jordan.
- ↑ Chickpea native to the area around Persia and the Caucasus Mountains
- ↑ Rosemary native to the Mediterranean area
- ↑ Mentha cordifolia native to much of Europe and southwest Asia
- ↑ Dill native to southern Russia/East Europe
- ↑ Coriander native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa
- ↑ Saffron native to Southwest Asia, near Greece
- ↑ Anise native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia
- ↑ Black mustard native to southern Mediterranean region, white mustard (sinapis alba) native to the Mediterranean region and the Crimea
- ↑ Date palm native to Persian Gulf, near Syria
- ↑ Note that other data palms too exist, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(plant) yet not all are used for human consumption
- ↑ Pearl millet origin=West Africa, near the Sahel strip
- ↑ Barley origin=Egypt
- ↑ Kola nut native to the tropical forests of West Africa
- ↑ Origin sorghum bicolor= between Ehiopia & Sudan (also named Sudanese grass)
- ↑ Teff origin=Ethiopia
- ↑ Coffee native to Ethiopia
- ↑ Buckwheat origin=northern hemisphere
- ↑ http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/topic_id/9/id/122/ Buckwheat origin=between Lac Baikal & Manchuria]
- ↑ Compararing protein crops
- ↑ Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop
- ↑ Amaranthus hypochondricus origin=North America
- ↑ Sassafras albidum native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas
- ↑ Ephedra funerea, Ephedra viridis and Ephedra nevadensis native to Nevada, California
- ↑ Rosa canina native to Europe, including Britain, northwest Africa and western Asia
- ↑ small-leaved linden native to much of Europe and western Asia
- ↑ Valerian native to Europe and parts of Asia
- ↑ chamomile native to Europe and Western Asia
- ↑ Betula papyrifera var. humilis and Betula neoalaskana native to Alaska, northern Canada
- ↑ Sugar maple (used to make maple syrup) native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas.
- ↑ Apis florea and Apis andreniformis native to South and South East Asia (including the Philippines)
- ↑ Apis mellifera mellifera native to East-Europe
- ↑ Apis mellifera having 14 subspecies, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeybee and http://www.imkerpedia.nl/wiki/index.php/Ondersoorten_van_de_Apis_mellifera
- ↑ Sweet cicely native to Europe
- ↑ Licorice native to southeastern Europe, near Romania/Bulgaria
- ↑ Maize's origin=Mexico
- ↑ Compararing protein crops
- ↑ Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop
- ↑ Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America
- ↑ Amaranthus cruentus origin=Central America
- ↑ Vanilla native to Mexico
- ↑ Sugar pine native to the mountains of the Pacific coast of North America, from Oregon through California to Baja California
- ↑ Agave salmiana and Agave tequilana native to central Mexico
- ↑ Potato origin=Peru
- ↑ Quinoa indiginous to Peru, protein content=14g/100g serving
- ↑ Quinoa origin=around Lake Titicaca
- ↑ Quinoa having high comparitive protein content, hence useful as PC_P_ crop
- ↑ Compararing protein crops
- ↑ Amaranth high in nutrients, useful as PC_P crop
- ↑ Amaranthus caudatus origin=Peru
- ↑ Amaranthus causates origin=south America
- ↑ Lima bean origin=Andes
- ↑ Capsicum species having a common ancestor which originated somewhere in the northwest Brazil - Colombia area
- ↑ Guarana native to the Amazon, in the region of Manaus and Parintins
- ↑ Stevia encompassing 240 species, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America
- ↑ Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni is native to Paraguay
- ↑ Yacón native to lower Andes/Peru
- ↑ Cassava origin= west-central Brazil
- ↑ Sweet potato origin=South America
- ↑ Cassava's origin
- ↑ Yerba maté native to subtropical South America in northeastern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay