Table 1 The list of different plants, in terms of their common name, scientific name, taxonomic family, used parts and used forms as scrubbers and scrappers
From: Renewable, natural, traditional dish wash cleaning materials used in India: an overview
Common name | Scientific name | Taxonomic family | Used parts | Used forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paddy | Oryza sativa | Poaceae | Straw (node, internode, leaf blade) | Direct, bunch, broom |
Sugarcane | Saccharum officinarum | Poaceae | Bagasse | Direct |
Corn | Zea mays | Poaceae | Cob | Direct |
Bamboo | Bambusa sp. | Poaceae | Stem | Direct, bunch, broom |
Thorn grass | Aristida setacea | Poaceae | Stem and panicle inflorescence | Direct, broom |
Tiger grass | Thysanolaena latifolia | Poaceae | Stem and panicle inflorescence | Direct, broom |
Toddy palm | Borassus flabellifer | Arecaceae | Leaves, leaf midveins | Direct, broom |
Coconut | Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | Fruit mesocarp fiber/coir, endocarp, leaf midveins | Direct, cord, rope, pad, brush, broom |
Jute | Corchorus olitorius, C. capsularis | Malvaceae | Stem bast fiber | Direct, pad, cord, rope, brush, sponge |
Roselle | Hibiscus sabdariffa, H. cannabinus | Malvaceae | Stem bast fiber | Direct, cord, rope |
Agave | Agave sp. | Asparagaceae | Leaf fiber | Direct, pad, cord, rope, brush |
Banana | Musa × paradisiaca | Musaceae | Pseudostem bast fiber | Direct, pad, cord, rope |
Luffa | Luffa aegyptiaca, L. acutangula | Cucurbitaceae | Fruit mesocarp fiber | Direct, pad, sponge |
Groundnut | Arachis hypogea | Fabaceae | Fruit pericarp/shell | Direct |