Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Passion Fruit Scientific name: Passiflora edulis Sims Local name: ‘Tang fal’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Order : Malpighiales Family : Pasifloraceae Genus : Pasiflora Species : P. edulis Identifying Characters of this Family • Passifloraceae […]
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Radish Scientific name: Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin English names: Radish Local name: ‘Mula’ Taxonomic position of Radish According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Raphanus Species: R. sativus raphanistrum Sub species: R. sativus raphanistrumsubsp. sativus Botanical Description of Radish The radish is a root vegetable which is domesticated in Europe […]
Read moreFamily: Malvaceae Popular name: The Mallow Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order :Malvales Family :Malvaceae Identifying Characters of the Family Presence of stellate or tuffed hairs on the vegetative parts Presence of mucilage cavities Stipulate, palmately lobed leaves Stamens […]
Read moreFamily: Asteraceae Conserved name of the family: Compositae Popular name of the family: The Sunflower Family The family Asteraceae is the biggest among the families in angiosperm. It comprises 1100 genera and nearly 20000 species, and is distributed throughout the world. In Bangladesh, around 71 genera and 130 species are found to be grown. Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist system) […]
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Family name: Rutaceae Popular name: The orange family/Rue family Taxonomic position (According to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Rosidae Order :Sapindales Family :Rutaceae Table 1. Economic Important Plants of this Family Serial Number English name Bangla name Scientific name Usefulness 1 Mandarin orange Kamala Citrus reticulata Dessert fruit 2 Sweet orange […]
Read moreFamily- Zingiberacae (Zinger family) Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Liliopsida Subclass :Commelinids Order :Zingiberales Family : Zingiberacae Distinguishing characters Perenneial aromatic herb Stem modified into rhizome Leaf contains ligue Only one stamen is fertile in Ovary inferior About 47 genera and 1400 spp. of perennial tropical herbs, usually […]
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Family: Solanaceae Popular name: The Potato Family Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Asterdae Order :Solanales Family :Solanaceae Origin and Distribution The family Solanaceae consists of about 85 genera and 2800 species of nearly cosmopolitan distribution. In Bangladesh, the family is represented by 13 genera […]
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Pomegranate Scientific name: Punica granatum L. Local name/Bangla name: ডালিম/আনার ( ‘Dalim’, ‘Anar’) Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Subclass : Magnoliidae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Order : Magnoliales Family : Punicaceae/ Lythraceae Genus : Punica Species : P.granatum The family Punicacae consists of a single genus about 2 species. In Bangladesh, it is represented […]
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Papaya Scientific name: Carica papaya L. Local name : Pepe Family : Caricaceae Chromosome number: 2n=18 Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Caryophyllidae Order :Violales Family :Caricaceae Genus :Carica Species :C. papaya Video of Papaya Botanical Description It is native to the tropics of the America, perhaps from […]
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Sesame Scientific name : Sesamum indicum L. Local name: ‘Til’ Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Scrophulariales Family : Pedaliaceae Genus :Sesamum Species :S. indicum Botanical Description (brief) Habit: Annual herb Root: tap root system Stem: an erect […]
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