Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
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.
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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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Madhuri Lata/Madhobi Lata English Name: Rangoon Creeper, Chinese Honey Suckle Scientific name: Quisqualis indica L. Bangla/Local name: ‘Madhuri Lata’, ‘Madhobilata’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Myrtales Family Combretaceae Genus Quisqualis Species Q. indica Economic Importance Used as ornament
Read moreLady Slipper/Garden Balsam Scientific name: Impatiens balsimina L. Local name: ‘Dupati’ Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Ericales Family Balasminaceae Genus Impatiens Species balsimina
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Bullet Wood, Indian Medlar Scientific name: Mimusops elengi L. Local/Bangla name: ‘Bokul’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Ericales Family Sapotaceae Genus Mimusops Species M. elengi Economic Importance Used as ornamental Fruit is edible
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Night Jasmine Scientific name: Cestrum nocturnum L. Local/Bangla name: ‘Hasna -hena’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Asterdae Order :Solanales Family :Solanaceae Genus : Cestrum Species :C. nocturnum Botanical Description Habit: Profusely branched shrub Root: Tap root system Stem: Medium size, up to 2.7 m tall, branched glabrous. Leaf: Elliptic, entire Flower: […]
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Day Jasmin Scientific name: Cestrum diurnum L. Local/Bangla name: ‘Diba Jasmine’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Asterdae Order :Solanales Family :Solanaceae Genus : Cestrum Species :C. diurnum Botanical Description of Day Jasmin Habit: Perennial shrub Root: Tap root system Stem: Medium size, up to 2 m tall, […]
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Allamanda Scientific name: Allamanda cathartica L. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Gentianales Family Apocynaceae Genus Allamanda Species A. cathartica Botanical Description of Allamanda Habit: A woody shrub of creeping nature Root: Tap root system Leaf: Green, elliptic lanceolate Flower: Yellow, brilliant, funnel shaped, petal-5 […]
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Mussaenda Scientific name: Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Gentianales Family Rubiaceae Genus Mussaenda Species M. erythrophylla Economic Importance Used as ornamental purposes. Despite this many of the modern medicines are produced indirectly from medicinal plants, for example aspirin. The […]
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Hippeastrum Scientific name: Hippeastrum reginae (L.) Herb. Bangla name: Not known Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Asparagales Family Amaryllidaceae Genus Hippeastrum Species H. reginae Economic Importance Mostly used as indoor ornamental purpose Also used as medicinal virtue as it contains several alkaloids, which include anti-parasitic and psychopharmacological activity due to their high alkaloid content. It has […]
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