Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Oil palm Scientific name: Elaeis guineensis Jack. Local name: ‘Oil palm’ Taxonomic Position of Coconut According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Liliopsida Subclass : Arecidae Order : Arecales Family : Arecaceae Genus : Elaeis Species : E. guineensis Botanical Description of Oil Palm Habit: Perennial tree Root: Adventitious Leaf: The […]
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Coconut Scientific name: Cocos nucifera L. Local name: ‘Narikel’ Taxonomic position of coconut (according to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Liliopsida Subclass : Arecidae Order : Arecales Family : Arecaceae Genus : Cocos Species : nucifera Botanical Description of Coconut Habit: Perennial tree Root: Adventitious Leaf: The spirally arranged leaves […]
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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 […]
Read moreBlack Mustard/ True Mustard Scientific name: Brassica nigra (L.) Koch Local name: Kalsarisha Chromosome number: 2n=16 Taxonomic Position of Black Mustard According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order :Capparales Family :Brassicaceae Genus :Brassica Species :B. nigra Botanical Description of Brassica nigra Habit: annual herb Root: Tap root system Stem: Erect, branched above, glabrous and […]
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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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 […]
Read moreSoybean Scientific Name : Glycine max L.Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : PlantaeDivision : MagnoliophytaClass :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : FabalesFamily : Fabacaeae Genus : Glycine Species : G. max Botanical Description of Soybean Habit: Annual herb Root: Substantial tap root system with wide spreading laterals Stem: The stem more or less angled, grooved to sub-quadrangular. Leaf: […]
Read moreGroundnut Synonymy: Peanut Local name: চিনাবাদাম (‘Chinabadam’) Scientific name: Arachis hypogea L. Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : PlantaeDivision : MagnoliophytaClass :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : FabalesFamily : Fabacaeae Genus : Arachis Species : A. hypogea Botanical Description of Groundnut Habit: Annual prostate to erect herb with usually root nodules. Root: Taproot with lateral branching. […]
Read moreMustard Scientific name: Brassica campestris Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom-Plantae Division-Magnoliophyta Class-Magnoliopsida Subclass-Dilleniidae Order- Capparales Family- Brassicaceae Economic Importance This species is one of the most important sources of seed vegetable oil. The seed oil is edible and also used in the manufacture of lubricants, grease, lacquers, varnishes, soap, resins, nylon, plastics, insect repellents, stabilizers and pharmaceuticals. The root […]
Read moreField Mustard English name: Field Mustard, Rape seed Scientific name: Brassica rapa L. Synoname : B. napus, B. campestris Local name: Magi, Tori, Sarisha Chromosome number: 2n=20 Taxonomic position of mustard According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Dilleniidae Order : Capparales Family : […]
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