Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Canna Lily English Name: Indian Shot, Canna Lily, African Arrowroot Scientific name: Canna indica L. Bangla/Local name: ‘Kalabati’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Order Zingiberales Family Cannaceae Genus Canna Species C. indica Chromosome number: 2n=18 Botanical Description of Canna Stem: It is a perennial growing to between 0.5 m and 2.5 m, […]
Read moreEnglish name: Camellia Scientific name: Camellia spp. Bangla/Local name: Not known Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Ericales Family Theaceae Genus Camellia Species C. spp.
Read moreToddy palm Scientific name: Caryota urens Local name: Not known Taxonomic Classification According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Order Arecales Family Arecaceae Genus Caryota Species C. urens
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Mehedi Scientific name: Lawsonia inermis L. English names: Henna, Indian Privet, Mignonette Tree Local names: মেহেদী / মেন্দি / সুদি (Mendi, Mehedi, Sudi). Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Myrtales Family Lythraceae Genus Lawsonia Species L. inermis Botanical Description of Mehedi Habit:A leaf-sheathing shrub, sometimes growing out into a small tree, bark fairly […]
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 […]
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