Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Zilapi Fruit Scientific name: Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family : Fabacaeae Genus : Pithecellobium Species : P. dulce Economic Importance Used as food:The seed pods contain a sweet and sour pulp that is eaten raw as an accompaniment to various meat dishes […]
Read moreFamily Basellaceae Taxonomic Position according to Cronquist Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Caryophyllidae Order :Caryophyllalase Family :Basellaceae Table 1. : Crop plant species under Basellaceae family Serial Number English name Bangla/local name Scientific name Plant parts use Usefulness 1 Indian spinach Puishak Basella alba Young shoot Vegetable 2 Srilangkan spinach Puishak A. rubra Young shoot […]
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Indian Spinach Scientific name: Basella alba L. Bangla/local name: ‘Puishak’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Caryophyllalase Family Basellaceae Genus Basella Species B. alba Botanical Description of Indian Spinach Habit: Perennial fleshy twining herb Root: Tap root Stem: Much branched fleshy twiner Leaf: Simple, fleshy, petiolate, alternate […]
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Spelt Wheat Scientific name: Triticum spelta L. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Order Poales Family Poaceae Genus Triticum Species T. spelta Spelt wheat has a complex history where a wheat species known from genetic evidence to have originated as a naturally occurring hybrid of a domesticated tetraploid […]
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Quinoa Scientific name: Chenopodium quinoa Willd. Local/Bangla name: Not known Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Caryophyllalase Family Amaranthaceae Genus Chenopodium Species C. quinoa Quinoa is a grain crop not being the family of Poaceae. It is a pseudocereal, similar in some respects to buckwheat, rather than […]
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Water Caltrop Scientific name: Trapa natans Local/Bangla name: Panifol Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Myrtales Family Lythraceae Genus Trapa Species T. natans Economic Importance Used as edible fruit The important benefits are: Rich in potassium: It has enough amount of potassium, which helps to counter […]
Read moreCarrot Scientific name: Daucas carota L. Local/Bangla name: ‘Gazor’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Apiales Family Apiaceae Genus Daucas Species D. carota Botanical Description of Carrot Habit: Plants are mostly annual herb Root system: tap root modified into tuber Stem: Aerial, short and rosette. Leaf: Compound Inflorescence– A simple umbel or compound […]
Read moreFamily : Fabaceae Conserved name : Leguminosae Popular name : The Pea or Bean Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family : Fabacaeae Previously, the family Leguminosae was divided into three sub-family e.g. Papilionaceae, Caesalpinaceae and Mimosaceae. Now these three sub-families are recognized as independent family […]
Read moreFamily: Myrtaceae Popular name: The Myrtal Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Myrtales Family Myrtaceae Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Shrubs or small to large tree Root: Tap root system Stem: Stem cylindrical, bark is smoothed or may be rough, white, grey black in color, stem is branched Leaf: Simple, […]
Read moreFamily: Rutaceae Popular name: The orange family/Rue family Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Sapindales Family : Rutaceae Identifying characters of the family Plants predominantly tree or shrub Leaves are exsitpulated with winged petiole and gland dotted Flowers bisexual, regular with a large honey disc present […]
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