Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
New Dhaincha Scientific name: Sesbania rostrata English name: Not known Local name: ‘Dhaincha’ Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclas Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabacaeae Genus Sesbania Species rostrata
Read moreDhaincha Scientific name: Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight English name: Not known Local name: ‘Dhaincha’ Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabacaeae Genus Sesbania Species S. bispinosa
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Jatropha English name: Barbados nut Scientific name: Jatropha curcas L. Bangla name: ‘Baghverenda’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyte Class Magnoliopsida Order Malpighiales Family Euphorbiaceae Genus Jatropha Species J. curcas Botanical Description of Jatropha Habit: A glabrous, soft-wooded shrub or small tree. Root: Tap root system Stem: Stem glabrous, up to 6 m […]
Read moreIndigo Scientific name: Indigofera tinctoria L. Local name: ‘Nil’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family : Fabacaeae Genus : Indigofera Species : I. tinctoria Botanical Description of Indigo Habit: Perennial shrub Root: Tap root system Stem: Stiffed, 1-2 m height. Leaf: Pinnately compound Inflorescence: […]
Read moreMessage I am delighted to learn that the Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has established a Digital Herbarium with funding from the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) of the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGCB). Images and databases of the crop plants comprising field, horticultural, forest, and medicinal […]
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Read moreTaxonomic position of Mimosaceae family Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class:Magnoliopsida Subclass: Rosidae Order: Fabales Family:Mimosaceae Identifying characters Mostly tree showing xerophytic habit Pulvinous leaf base Cymose head inflorescence Perigynous condition Fused petals with valvate aestivation Lomentum fruits Non endospermic seed Important plants with economic importance English name Bangla name Botanical name Economic Importance Babla Acacia nilotica […]
Read moreTaxonomic position of Caesalpinaceae family Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family : Caesalpinaceae Identifying characters Mostly shrub and tree Pulvinous leaves Pinnately compound leaf Racemose or corymb inflorescence Placentation marginal General Morphological Characteristics Habit : Mostly shrub or tree Root: Tap root system Stem: Round or climbing Leaves: Compound, stipulate, […]
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