Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Polash /The flame of the forest English Name: The flame of the forest, Parrot tree Scientific name: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub Bangla/Local name: ‘Palash’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Genus Butea Species B. monosperma Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants, also used as medicinal […]
Read moreCassia Scientific name: Cassia occidentalis Linn. Local/Bangla Name: ‘Kalkasunde’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Fabales Family Caesalpinaceae Genus Cassia Species C. occidentalis Economic Importance: Used as medicinal purposes.
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Camphor Scientific name: Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm. Local/Bangla Name: ‘Karpur’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Laurales Family Lauraceae Genus Cinnamomum Species C. camphora Economic Importance: Used as medicinal purposes. Economic Importance Widely cultivated as a street and garden tree, C. camphora is cultivated for camphor, […]
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Opium Scientific name: Papaver somniferum Linn. Local/Bangla Name: ‘Afim’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Ranunculales Family Papaveraceae Genus Papaver Species P. somniferum Economic Importance: Ornamental and medicinal purposes. It is also used as narcotics.
Read morePippal Scientific name: Ficus religiosa Linn. Local/Bangla Name: Pippal/Bio-tree Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Rosales Family Moraceae Genus Ficus Species religiosa Economic Importance: Ornamental and medicinal purposes.
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Butterfly pea Scientific name: Clitoris ternatea L. Local/Bangla name: Aprajita Taxonomic Position according to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabacaeae Genus Clitoris Species C. ternate Botanical Description of Butterfly Pea Habit: A perennial twining herb. Root: Tap root system Stem: Tertrete more or less […]
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Gynura Scientific name: Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Asterales Family Asteraceae Genus Gynura Species G. procumbens Economic Importance: Used for diabetes, hypertension, high-cholesterol, rheumatism, viral ailments, and other illness. Besides the above medicinal properties, according to the Plant Resources of South East Asia (PROSEA), this […]
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Triticale Triticale is a crop developed by artificially hybridization from Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) and Rai grass (Secale cereale L.). It is man –made- crop, high yielding, drought tolerant and stress tolerant because of it is produce by mix up of two different genus. Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) released two variety namely, BARI Triticale-1 and […]
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English name: Levant cotton Scientific name: Gossypium herbacium L. Bangla/local name: ‘Karpas tula’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order : Malvales Family : Malvaceae Genus : Gossypium Species : G. herbacium Botanical Description of Levant Cotton Habit: Annual herb or under shrub […]
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Heliconia English Name: Parakeet Flower, Parrot’s Beak, Parrot’s Flower Scientific name: Heliconia pisttacorum L. Bangla/Local name: Not known Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Order Zingiberales Family Heliconiaceae Genus Heliconia Species H. pisttacorum Chromosome number: x=12 Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants Visit for Detailed Information
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