Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Mesta Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa Variety: Mesta HS-24 Popular/Local name: Tany Mesta Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Al-salvador Year of release 1977 Main characteristics Stem deep green with coppery red nodes, pickles present, leaf lobed. Field duration 160 days for fiber Planting season and time First April to late May […]
Read moreJute Variety: BJRI VM-1 Popular/Local name: Chukur Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Pure line selection Year of release 2010 Main characteristics Stem coppery red with branches, leaf lobed, dark green, smooth, sour and tasty, leaf margin weavy, flower yellow, inside middle deep brown, leaf and calyx are edible, fruit capsule. […]
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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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Red Silk Cotton Tree Scientific name: Bombax ceiba L. Bangla/Local name: ‘Simul’, ‘Tula Gachh’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Malvales Family Bombacaceae Genus Bombax Species B. ceiba Botanical Description Habit: Large sized, fast growing tree Root: Tap root system Stem: Large sized tree up to 30 m […]
Read moreChina jute or Indian mallow Scientific name: Abutilon theophrasti Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Malvales Family Malvaceae Genus Abutilon Species A. theophrasti
Read moreHemp Scientific name: Cannabis sativa L. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Rosales Family Cannabaceae Genus Cannabis Species sativa Economic Importance Used for making ropes, twines, carpets, sacs Used as coarse linen Used for producing low grade paper
Read moreEnglish name: Levant cotton Scientific name: Gossypium herbacium L. Bangla/local name: Karpas tula Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order : Malvales Family : Malvaceae Genus : Gossypium Species : herbacium Botanical Description of Levant Cotton Habit: Annual herb or under shrub Root: Tap root system, much branched Stem: […]
Read moreKenaf Scientific name: Hibiscus cannabinus L. Taxonomic position According Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order : Malvales Family : Malvaceae Genus : Hibiscus Species : cannabinus Economic Importance: This species is remarkably versatile as a multi-use crop. Its dry retted fiber is used in the manufacture of coarse textiles, and is also made […]
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Roselle English name : Roselle, Siam jute, Red Sorrel Local name : Mesta pat, Chukair Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass :-Dilleniidae Order : Malvales Family : Malvaceae Genus : Hibiscus Species : H. sabdariffa Botanical Description of the Variety Table […]
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Linseed Scientific name: Linum usitatissimum L. Bangla/Local Name: ‘Tisi’, ‘Masina’ Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Phylum : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Euphorbiales Family : Linaceae Genus : Linnum Species : L. usitatissimum Botanical Description of Linseed Habit: Annual herb Stem: Erect, glabrous, 60-120 […]
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