
There are 136 herbs that start with the letter K, from Kadhimathirai to Khorasani. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the herbs belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the herbs lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Kaempferia galanga
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Kaempferia galanga
Name: Kaladana
Order: Solanales
Habitat: Native to tropical Asia and Africa
Scientific name: Ipomoea muricata
Name: Kalanchoe
Order: Saxifragales
Habitat: Succulent plant native to Madagascar
Scientific name: Kalanchoe spp.
Name: Kalanchoe erythrocalyx
Order: Saxifragales
Habitat: Native to Madagascar
Scientific name: Kalanchoe erythrocalyx
Name: Kalanchoe hildebrandtii
Order: Saxifragales
Habitat: Native to Madagascar
Scientific name: Kalanchoe hildebrandtii
Name: Kalanchoe laciniata
Order: Saxifragales
Habitat: Native to Africa and Asia
Scientific name: Kalanchoe laciniata
Name: Kalanchoe pinnata
Order: Saxifragales
Habitat: Africa, Asia, Americas
Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata
Name: Kalevala
Order: Arecales
Habitat: Palm tree native to South America
Scientific name: Mauritia flexuosa
Name: Kalinga Turmeric
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Native to India
Scientific name: Curcuma angustifolia
Name: Kalopanax
Order: Apiales
Habitat: Deciduous tree native to East Asia
Scientific name: Kalopanax septemlobus
Name: Kalpana
Order: Asparagales
Habitat: Climbing vine native to India and Nepal
Scientific name: Asparagus racemosus
Name: Kambucha
Order: Poales
Habitat: Wetlands of Asia and North America
Scientific name: Acorus calamus
Name: Kamias
Order: Sapindales
Habitat: Tropical fruit tree native to Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Averrhoa bilimbi
Name: Kampferia Galanga
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Native to Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Kaempferia galanga
Name: Kampot Pepper
Order: Piperales
Habitat: Spice native to Kampot region of Cambodia
Scientific name: Piper nigrum
Name: Kanapa
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Tropical tree native to Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina
Name: Kangaroo Grass
Order: Poales
Habitat: Grass species native to Australia
Scientific name: Themeda triandra
Name: Kanikama
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Legume plant native to the tropics
Scientific name: Canavalia ensiformis
Name: Kantan
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Ginger plant native to Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Etlingera elatior
Name: Karakul
Order: Capparales
Habitat: Shrub native to the Mediterranean
Scientific name: Capparis spinosa
Name: Kardomom
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Spice native to India and Sri Lanka
Scientific name: Elettaria cardamomum
Name: Karela
Order: Cucurbitales
Habitat: Native to tropical Asia and Africa
Scientific name: Momordica charantia
Name: Karibune
Order: Asterales
Habitat: Shrub native to tropical Africa
Scientific name: Vernonia amygdalina
Name: Kariyat
Order: Lamiales
Habitat: India and Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Andrographis paniculata
Name: Karwinskia
Order: Rhamnales
Habitat: Mexico and southwestern United States
Scientific name: Karwinskia humboldtiana
Name: Katemfe
Order: Zingiberales
Habitat: Fruit plant native to West Africa
Scientific name: Thaumatococcus daniellii
Name: Katira Gum
Order: Rosales
Habitat: Tree native to India
Scientific name: Cochlospermum religiosum
Name: Kaukau
Order: Commelinales
Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas
Name: Kava Piper
Order: Piperales
Habitat: Shrub native to the Western Pacific
Scientific name: Piper methysticum
Name: Kenaf
Order: Malvales
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions
Scientific name: Hibiscus cannabinus
Name: Kenilworth Ivy
Order: Plantaginales
Habitat: Europe and Asia Minor
Scientific name: Cymbalaria muralis
Name: Kentucky Coffee Tree
Order: Fabales
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
Name: Keraton
Order: Myrtales
Habitat: Brazil and neighboring regions
Scientific name: Eugenia uniflora
Name: Kerguelenia
Order: Geraniales
Habitat: Kerguelen Islands
Scientific name: Kerguelenia ramosissima
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Kadhimathirai | Asterales | India | Vernonia anthelmintica |
Kadsura japonica | Magnoliales | East Asia | Kadsura japonica |
Kaempferia galanga | Zingiberales | Southeast Asia | Kaempferia galanga |
Kaffir Lime | Sapindales | Tropical Asia | Citrus hystrix |
Kaffir Plum | Rosales | Native to southern Africa | Dovyalis caffra |
Kaigama | Poales | Native to East Asia | Setaria italica |
Kaixinqing | Asterales | China | Gynura bicolor |
Kakadu Plum | Myrtales | Australia | Terminalia ferdinandiana |
Kaladana | Solanales | Native to tropical Asia and Africa | Ipomoea muricata |
Kalanchoe | Saxifragales | Succulent plant native to Madagascar | Kalanchoe spp. |
Kalanchoe delagoensis | Saxifragales | Africa | Kalanchoe delagoensis |
Kalanchoe erythrocalyx | Saxifragales | Native to Madagascar | Kalanchoe erythrocalyx |
Kalanchoe hildebrandtii | Saxifragales | Native to Madagascar | Kalanchoe hildebrandtii |
Kalanchoe laciniata | Saxifragales | Native to Africa and Asia | Kalanchoe laciniata |
Kalanchoe pinnata | Saxifragales | Africa, Asia, Americas | Kalanchoe pinnata |
Kalevala | Arecales | Palm tree native to South America | Mauritia flexuosa |
Kali Jeera | Apiales | India | Bunium persicum |
Kalinga Turmeric | Zingiberales | Native to India | Curcuma angustifolia |
Kallak | Rosales | Native to Asia | Rubus ellipticus |
Kalmegh | Polemoniales | South Asia | Andrographis paniculata |
Kalmia | Ericales | North America | Kalmia latifolia |
Kalopanax | Apiales | Deciduous tree native to East Asia | Kalopanax septemlobus |
Kalpana | Asparagales | Climbing vine native to India and Nepal | Asparagus racemosus |
Kaluga | Asterales | Siberia | Rhaponticum carthamoides |
Kamal Kakdi | Cucurbitales | Native to India | Cucumis sativus |
Kambu | Poales | Native to Africa | Pennisetum glaucum |
Kambucha | Poales | Wetlands of Asia and North America | Acorus calamus |
Kamgira | Asterales | Africa | Vernonia amygdalina |
Kamias | Sapindales | Tropical fruit tree native to Southeast Asia | Averrhoa bilimbi |
Kampferia Galanga | Zingiberales | Native to Southeast Asia | Kaempferia galanga |
Kampot Pepper | Piperales | Spice native to Kampot region of Cambodia | Piper nigrum |
Kanak Champa | Laurales | Native to India | Pterospermum acerifolium |
Kanapa | Fabales | Tropical tree native to Southeast Asia | Adenanthera pavonina |
Kanchanaburi Pepper | Piperales | Thailand | Piper kanchanaburiense |
Kanchil | Fabales | Native to Southeast Asia | Derris scandens |
Kandelia | Malpighiales | Native to Asia | Kandelia candel |
Kaneelblad | Laurales | Southeast Asia | Cinnamomum Kaneelblad |
Kaneelstok | Asparagales | South Africa | Asparagus officinalis |
Kangaroo Grass | Poales | Grass species native to Australia | Themeda triandra |
Kangaroo Paw | Zingiberales | Southwest Australia | Anigozanthos |
Kangaroo Thorn | Fabales | Australia | Acacia paradoxa |
Kangaroo Vine | Vitales | Native to Australia | Cissus antarcticus |
Kangkung | Caryophyllales | Southeast Asia | Ipomoea aquatica |
Kanikama | Fabales | Legume plant native to the tropics | Canavalia ensiformis |
Kankaya | Asterales | India | Vernonia cinerea |
Kanna | Celastrales | South Africa | Sceletium tortuosum |
Kannada Manjal | Zingiberales | Native to India | Curcuma aromatica |
Kannadi Pazham | Zingiberales | India | Elettaria cardamomum |
Kantan | Zingiberales | Ginger plant native to Southeast Asia | Etlingera elatior |
Kantutan | Asterales | Native to the Americas | Chromolaena odorata |
Kanva Tulsi | Lamiales | India | Ocimum tenuiflorum |
Kaoliang | Poales | China | Sorghum bicolor |
Kaolin | Minerals | Worldwide | Kaolinite |
Kaolinite | Saxifragales | Clay mineral used as a herb | Kaolin |
Kapeng Barako | Rubiaceae | Native to Liberia | Coffea liberica |
Kapha | Pinales | India | Cedrus deodara |
Kapok | Malvales | Tropical America | Ceiba pentandra |
Kapok Tree | Malvales | Native to tropical America | Ceiba pentandra |
Kaprada | Brassicales | India and Middle East | Capparis decidua |
Karakul | Capparales | Shrub native to the Mediterranean | Capparis spinosa |
Karalla | Apiales | Central Asia | Ferula gummosa |
Karamani | Fabales | Native to Africa | Vigna unguiculata |
Karanja | Fabales | Tree native to tropical Asia | Pongamia pinnata |
Karay | Sapindales | Southeast Asia | Heritiera littoralis |
Karchai | Asterales | India | Pluchea lanceolata |
Kardomom | Zingiberales | Spice native to India and Sri Lanka | Elettaria cardamomum |
Karee | Sapindales | Native to southern Africa | Searsia lancea |
Kareka | Asterales | India | Vernonia divergens |
Karela | Cucurbitales | Native to tropical Asia and Africa | Momordica charantia |
Karibune | Asterales | Shrub native to tropical Africa | Vernonia amygdalina |
Karinta | Fabales | Native to East Asia | Glycine max |
Karissa | Apocynales | India | Carissa carandas |
Kariya | Laurales | China | Cinnamomum camphora |
Kariyat | Lamiales | India and Southeast Asia | Andrographis paniculata |
Karkadeh | Malvales | Africa | Hibiscus sabdariffa |
Karkalla | Caryophyllales | Australia | Carpobrotus glaucescens |
Karnival | Asterales | Asia and Africa | Vernonia cinerea |
Karonda | Sapindales | India and Southeast Asia | Carissa carandas |
Karpathos Thyme | Lamiales | Greece | Thymus richardii subsp. roseus |
Karu | Asparagales | Native to Asia | Asparagus filicinus |
Karunda | Sapindales | Fruit shrub native to India | Carissa carandas |
Karwinskia | Rhamnales | Mexico and southwestern United States | Karwinskia humboldtiana |
Kashuni | Asterales | Central Asia | Artemisia scoparia |
Kasni | Asterales | Native to Europe and Asia | Cichorium intybus |
Kaspatta | Asterales | India | Sphaeranthus indicus |
Kataka | Capparales | Tree native to India | Strychnos potatorum |
Katamala | Rosales | India | Terminalia arjuna |
Katemfe | Zingiberales | Fruit plant native to West Africa | Thaumatococcus daniellii |
Katharos | Laurales | Mediterranean region | Laurus nobilis |
Katira Gum | Rosales | Tree native to India | Cochlospermum religiosum |
Katniss | Alismatales | North America | Sagittaria latifolia |
Katu Kiriya | Lamiales | Sri Lanka | Andrographis neesiana |
Katu Kurundu | Laurales | Sri Lanka | Cinnamomum capparu-coronde |
Kaukau | Commelinales | Tropical regions of the Americas | Ipomoea batatas |
Kauri Pine | Araucariales | New Zealand | Agathis australis |
Kava | Pipera les | Southwestern Pacific | Piper methysticum |
Kava Kava | Piperale s | Southwestern Pacific | Piper methysticum |
Kava Piper | Piperales | Shrub native to the Western Pacific | Piper methysticum |
Kava Weed | Piperales | Pacific Islands | Piper methysticum |
Kecombrang | Zingiberales | Southeast Asia | Etlingera elatior |
Kedera | Brassicales | Asia | Raphanus sativus |
Keladi | Arales | Asia and Pacific | Colocasia esculenta |
Kelussia | Apiales | Iran | Kelussia odoratissima |
Kempas | Fabales | Southeast Asia | Koompassia malaccensis |
Kenaf | Malvales | Tropical and subtropical regions | Hibiscus cannabinus |
Kenari | Sapindales | Southeast Asia | Canarium indicum |
Keng | Asterales | China | Artemisia scoparia |
Kenilworth Ivy | Plantaginales | Europe and Asia Minor | Cymbalaria muralis |
Kenna | Proteales | India and Southeast Asia | Helicia nilagirica |
Kenra | Urticales | Southeast Asia | Debregeasia longifolia |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Fabales | Eastern North America | Gymnocladus dioicus |
Keora | Myrtales | South and Southeast Asia | Sonneratia apetala |
Keraton | Myrtales | Brazil and neighboring regions | Eugenia uniflora |
Kerguelenia | Geraniales | Kerguelen Islands | Kerguelenia ramosissima |
Kern | Brassicales | Western North America | Descurainia californica |
Kertalum | Solanales | South America | Nicotiana tabacum |
Kerya | Cornales | East Asia | Alangium chinense |
Kesso | Capparales | Tropical America | Cleome spinosa |
Kesum | Polygonales | Southeast Asia | Polygonum odoratum |
Kewanee | Solanales | North America | Physalis philadelphica |
Keyaki | Fagales | East Asia | Zelkova serrata |
Keysha | Lamiales | North America | Mentha canadensis |
Khaki Buds | Rosales | East Asia | Diospyros kaki |
Khalifa | Solanales | India and Middle East | Withania somnifera |
Khalla | Asterales | Andes Mountains | Smallanthus sonchifolius |
Khara Mooli | Brassicales | Asia | Raphanus sativus |
Khas-Khas | Papaverales | Asia | Papaver somniferum |
Khat | Celastrales | East Africa and Arabian Peninsula | Catha edulis |
Khella | Apiales | Mediterranean region | Ammi visnaga |
Khi Chu | Asparagales | Asia | Allium tuberosum |
Khiid | Brassicales | Asia | Nasturtium officinale |
Khikhira | Cucurbitales | Asia | Tricosanthes cucumerina |
Khinkhiyaav | Rosales | India | Ziziphus jujuba |
Khiun | Poales | Asia | Avena sativa |
Khoba | Malvales | Asia | Sterculia foetida |
Khorasani | Solanales | Central Asia | Hyoscyamus niger |