| Commodity name | Codex code | Scientific name | Also known as | Representative crops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all commodities in Group 016 Root and tuber vegetables | VR 0075 | Beetroot and Carrot and Potato |
| Commodity name | Codex code | Scientific name | Also known as | Representative crops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| includes all commodities in Subgroup 016A | VR 2070 | |||
| Beetroot | VR 0574 | Beta vulgaris L., var. conditiva | Red beet | yes |
| Bellflower, Chinese | VR 2940 | Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A. DC. | Doraji | |
| Burdock, greater or edible | VR 0575 | Arctium lappa L., syn: Lappa officinalis All., L. major Gaertn. | ||
| Caraway, black root | VR 2941 | Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch | Black caraway | |
| Carrot | VR 0577 | Daucus carota L. | yes | |
| Celeriac | VR 0578 | Apium graveolens L., var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaudin | ||
| Chervil, Turnip-rooted | VR 0579 | Chaerophyllum bulbosum L. | ||
| Chicory, roots | VR 0469 | Cichorum intybus L. | ||
| Dandelion root | VR 2942 | Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. aggr. | ||
| Deodeok | VR 2943 | Codonopsis lanceolata (Siebold & Zucc.) Trautv. | ||
| Ginseng (Codex Stan. 295R-2009) | VR 0604 | Panax spp. | American Ginseng, Korean Ginseng, Pseudoginseng, Vietnamese ginsen | |
| Horseradish | VR 0583 | Armoracia rusticana Gaertn. et al, Syn: Cochlearia armoracia L., Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib. Ex Usteri | ||
| Kudzu | VR 1024 | Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi | Chik | |
| Ladybell root | VR 2944 | Adenophora triphylla DC., Adenophora spp. | ||
| Maca | VR 2945 | Lepidium meyenii Walp. | ||
| Madeira vine | VR 2946 | Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis | ||
| Mauka | VR 2947 | Mirabilis expansa (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl. | ||
| Murnong | VR 2948 | Microseris scapigera (Sol. Ex A. Cunn.) Sch. Bip. | ||
| Mustard, tuberous rooted Chinese | VR 2949 | Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. napiformis (Pailleux & bois) Gladis | ||
| Parsley, Turnip-rooted | VR 0587 | Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill var. tuberosum | ||
| Parsnip | VR 0588 | Pastinaca sativa L. | ||
| Pencil yam | VR 2950 | Vigna lanceolata Benth. | ||
| Radish | VR 0494 | Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus | ||
| Radish, Black | VR 0590 | Raphanus sativus L., subvar. niger Pers. | ||
| Radish, Japanese | VR 0591 | Raphanus sativus L., var. longipinnatus Bailey | Chinese radish, Daikon | |
| Rampion roots | VR 0592 | Campanula rapunculus L. | ||
| Salsify | VR 0498 | Tragopogon porrifolius L. | Oyster plant | |
| Salsify, Spanish | VR 0593 | Scolymus hispanicus L. | ||
| Scorzonera | VR 0594 | Scorzonera hispanica L. | Black salsify, Salsify Black | |
| Skirret | VR 0595 | Sium sisarum L. | ||
| Sugar beet | VR 0596 | Beta vulgaris L., var. sacharifera, syn: B. vulgaris L. var. altissima | ||
| Swede | VR 0497 | Brassica napus L., var. napobrassica (L.) Reichenbach | Rutabaga, Turnip, Turnip Swedish | |
| Ti palm | VR 2951 | Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. | ||
| Turnip, Garden | VR 0506 | Brassica rapa L., var. rapa, syn: B. campestris L., var. rapifera |
| Commodity name | Codex code | Scientific name | Also known as | Representative crops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| includes all commodities in Subgroup 016B | VR 2071 | |||
| Alocasia (corm) | VR 0570 | Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) G Don., A. indica (Lour.) Spach | Giant taro, Kape | |
| American potato bean | VR 2970 | Apios americana Medik. | ||
| Arracacha | VR 0571 | Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr., syn: A. esculenta DC. | ||
| Arrowroot | VR 0573 | Maranta arundinacea L. ; several cultivars, several cultivars ; several cultivars | ||
| Arrowroot, Guinea | VR 0598 | Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl. | Leren, Topee tambu | |
| Arrowroot, Polynesian | VR 2971 | Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze | ||
| Banana, Abyssinian | VR 2972 | Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman | ||
| Canna, edible | VR 0576 | Canna indica L. syn: C. edulis Ker. Gawl. | Achira, Gruya, Queensland arrowroot | |
| Cassava | VR 0463 | Manihot esculenta Crantz, syn: M. aipi Pohl, M. ultissima Pohl, M. dulcis Pax, M. palmata Muell.-Arg. | Cassava Bitter, (CODEX STAN 300-2010); Cassava Sweet, (CODEX STAN 238-2003); Manioc, Tapioca | |
| Chayote root | VR 0423 | Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz | ||
| Chinese artichoke | VR 0584 | Stachys affinis Bunge Syn : S. sieboldii Miq. | Japanese artichoke | |
| Chinese potato | VR 2973 | Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng. Syn: Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K. Morton | Hausa potato | |
| Cowpea, wild | VR 2974 | Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. | ||
| Earthnut pea | VR 2975 | Lathyrus tuberosus L. | ||
| Elephant foot yam | VR 2976 | Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Syn: A. campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume ex Decne | ||
| Gastrodia tuber | VR 2977 | Gastrodia elata Blume | ||
| Giant swamp taro | VR 2978 | Cytosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr., Syn: C. merkusii (Hassk.) Schott | Iaraj | |
| Goa bean root | VR 0530 | Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. | Winged bean root | |
| Jerusalem artichoke | VR 0585 | Helianthus tuberosus L. | ||
| Kaffir potato | VR 2979 | Plectranthus esculenthus N. E. Br | ||
| Konjac | VR 2980 | Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch | ||
| Mashua | VR 2981 | Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pav. | ||
| Oca | VR 0586 | Oxalis tuberosa Mol. | ||
| Pignut | VR 2982 | Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret & Barrandon | ||
| Potato | VR 0589 | Solanum tuberosum L. and other potato species ; other potato species | Ajanhuiri, Andigena, Ckaisalla, Potato Specialty, Rucki | yes |
| Sweet potato | VR 0508 | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir | Kumara | |
| Tannia (Codex Stan. 224-2001, amend. 2011) | VR 0504 | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott, X. violaceum Schott. | Blue ape, Cocoyam, Tanier,Taro tarua, Yautia | |
| Taro | VR 0505 | Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, var. esculenta | Cocoyam, Dasheen, Eddoe, Kötak, Talo futuna | |
| Tiger nut | VR 0580 | Cyperus esculentus L. | Chufa | |
| Ullucu | VR 0599 | Ullucus tuberosus Caldas | ||
| Yacon | VR 2983 | Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Rob. Syn: Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. | ||
| Yam bean | VR 0601 | Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban, syn: P. angulatus Rich. ex DC., P. bulbosus (L.) Kurz, Dolichos erosus L. Pachyrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Spreng. Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi | Ahipa, Jicama, Potato bean, Potato yam | |
| Yams | VR 0600 | Dioscorea L. ; several species, several species ; several species | Chamma, Yam Asiatic bitter, Yam Chinese, Yam Cush-cush, Yam Greater, Yam Lesser, Yam White Guinea, Yam Yellow Guinea |
| Commodity name | Codex code | Scientific name | Also known as | Representative crops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| includes all commodities in Subgroup 016C | VR 2072 | |||
| Arrowhead | VR 0572 | Sagittaria sagittifolia L., S. latifolia Willd. | ||
| Cattail | VR 3000 | Typha latifolia L. | ||
| Chinese water chestnut | VR 3001 | Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch. | ||
| Foxnut | VR* still under CODEX consideration | Euryale ferox Salisb. | ||
| Lotus tuber | VR 3002 | Nelumbo nucifera Geatn. | ||
| Olbanggae | VR 3003 | Eleocharis kuroguwai Ohwi | ||
| Water bamboo | VR* still under CODEX consideration | Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Turcz ex Stapf | ||
| Water chestnut | VR* still under CODEX consideration | Trapa natans L. |