| Wild Relatives of Crop Plants in Pakistan |
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Distribution in Pakistan |
| Wild relative of wheat |
Aegilops squarossus |
Mountain areas of Northern Pakistan |
|
Aegilops triuncialis |
Mountain areas of Northern Pakistan |
| Wild relative of wheat |
Elymus borianum |
Endemic to Swat |
|
Elymus kuromensis |
Endemic to Kurram |
|
Elymus nodosus |
Kurram |
|
Elymus stewarit |
Endemic to Kashmir |
|
Elymus longe aristatus |
High alpine areas of Hindukush Himalayas and Karakorum |
|
Elymus russetil |
Endemic to Karakorum |
|
Elymus jacquemontil |
Endemic to Kashmir |
| Wild relative of barley |
Hordeum bogdanii |
Karakorum,Ziarat and Harboi Range |
|
Hordeum spontaneum |
North Balokichistan |
|
Hordeum murinum |
NWFP,Murree Hills |
|
Oryza coarctata |
Indus Delta |
|
Sorghum nitidum |
Hazara and Murree Hill tract |
|
Sorghum hatepense |
Common weed throughout the country |
| Wild relatives of millet |
Pennisetum flaccidum |
High alpine slopes of Karakorum,Hindukush, Himalayas |
| Wild relative of cotton |
Gossypium stocksii |
South Sindh |
| Wild relatives of mustard |
Brassica junacea |
Western area of Balokichistan |
|
Brassica deflexa |
Western part of North Balokichistan |
| Wild relatives of kenaf |
Hibicus caesius |
North Punjab,NWFP,Kashmir |
|
Hibiscus micranthus |
Sindh and Balokichistan |
|
Hibiscus lobatus |
Salt range,Kurram Valley,Sindh |
| Wild relatives of chick pea |
Cicer macranthum |
Hindukush,-Himalayas,-Karakorum |
|
Cicer microphyllum |
Hindukush,-Himalayas,-Karakorum |
| Wild relatives of bean |
Vigna spp |
|
| Wild relatives of fruits |
Pyrus pashia |
Temperate Himalayas |
|
Mollus chitralensis |
Chitral |
|
Prunus prostrate |
Temperate Himalayas |
| Wild almond |
Amygdalus brachuicus |
North Balokichistan |
| Wild cherry |
Cerrasus rechingeri |
North Balokichistan |
| Wild relatives of grapes |
Vitis jacquemontii |
Himalayas |
| Pomegranate |
Punica granatum |
Foothill Himalayas |
| Wild relatives of olive |
Olea ferruginea |
Lower hills of North Pakistan |
