Author: Md. Abdul Baset Mia

Family-Arecaceae Consereved name of the family: Palmae Popular name: The Palm Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom         : Plantae Division           :Magnoliophyta Class                :Liliopsida Subclass          :Arecidae Order               :Arecales Family             :Arecaceae Distinguishing characters of the family Generally tree, unbranched Inflorescence is compound spadix Flower monoecious or dioecious, actinomorphic Perianth free and persistent About 225 genera and 2600 specieses are found […]

Family: Rhamnaceae The Buckthorn Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom        : Plantae Division          : Magnoliophyta Class               : Magnoliopsida Subclass          : Rosidae Order              : Rhamnales Family            : Rhamnaceae   It is widely distributed in the drier part of tropical Africa and Asia. In Bangladesh and India the family is found throughout the country. Botanical Description of the Family Habit: […]

Family: Sapindaceae Popular name: The Soapberry Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Sapindales Family Sapindaceae Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Trees, shrub or lians, rarely herbaceous climbers, monoecious or dioecious. Root: Tap root system Stem: Branched Leaves: Leaves, pinnate, trifoliate, simple or rarely compound. Inflorescence: Mostly terminal, sometime axillary, ramiflorous Flower: Pentamerous, […]

Family: Rubiaceae Popular name: The Madder Family Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Gentianales Family Rubiaceae Botanical Description of the Family Habit: Trees, shrub and sometime herb as well. Most plants of this family grow in the tropics, many of them as shrubs or trees. Root: Tap root system Stem: Branched, rarely with hooks […]