Spinach

Spinach Scientific name: Spinacia oleracia L. Local name: Palong shak Taxonomic position According Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Caryophyllidae Order Caryophyllales Family Amaranthaceae Genus Spinacia Species S. oleracia Botanical Description of Spinach Habit: Annual herb Stem: Glabrous having less branch Leaf: Simple, alternate, petiolated Inflorescence: Male plant elongated with spike but female axillary cluster Flower: Usually […]

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Banana

Banana Scientific Name: Musa spp. Local/Bangla name: ‘Kala’               Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom        :Plantae Division          :Magnoliophyta Class               :Liliopsida Subclass          :Zingiberidae Order              :Zingiberales Family             :Musaceae Genus               : Musa Identifying Characters of this Family Plants are perennial big herb venetation Infloresce Leaf big, parallel […]

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White Gourd

White Gourd Scientific name          : Benincasa hispida English names            : Wax Gourd, White Gourd. Local name                : Chalkumra. Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom  : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Sub-class : Dilleniidae Order : Violales Family : Cucurbitaceae Genus : Benincasa Species :hispada Botanical Description of White Gourd Habit: A robust, annual, hispid, climbing herb. Root: Tap […]

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Radish

Radish Scientific name: Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin English names: Radish Local name: ‘Mula’           Taxonomic position of Radish According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Raphanus Species:  R. sativus raphanistrum Sub species: R. sativus raphanistrumsubsp. sativus     Botanical Description of Radish The radish is a root vegetable which is domesticated in Europe […]

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Malvaceae

Family: 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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Solanaceae

Family: Solanaceae Popular name: The Potato Family               Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom                     :Plantae Division                       :Magnoliophyta Class                            :Magnoliopsida Subclass                      :Asterdae Order                           :Solanales Family                         :Solanaceae   Origin and Distribution The family Solanaceae consists of about 85 genera and 2800 species of nearly cosmopolitan distribution. In Bangladesh, the family is represented by 13 genera […]

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Papaya

Papaya Scientific name: Carica papaya L. Local name      : Pepe Family             : Caricaceae Chromosome number: 2n=18       Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1988)   Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Caryophyllidae Order :Violales Family :Caricaceae Genus :Carica Species :C. papaya   Video of Papaya Botanical Description It is native to the tropics of the America, perhaps from […]

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Malvaceae

Family- 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 monoadelphous Stamens epipetalous Pollen spiny, multiporate Axile […]

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Convolvulaceae

Family: Convolvulaceae  Popular name: The Morning-glory Family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom         :Plantae Division           :Magnoliophyta Class               :Magnoliopsida Order               :Solanales Family              :Convolvulaceae Identifying characteristics Climbing herb Inflorescence is axillary dichasial cyme Flower is actinomorphic, regular, pentamerous Corolla-petal five, gamopetalous, pentamerous, bell-shaped   Origin and Distribution The family is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas in the world consisting about […]

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Country Bean

Country Bean Scientific name: Lablab purpureus L. English name: Bean Local name: ‘Sheem’         Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom         : Plantae Division           : Magnoliophyta Class                :Magnoliopsida Subclass          : Rosidae Order               : Fabales Family             : Fabacaeae Genus              : Lablab Species            : L. purpureus Botanical Description of Country Bean Habit: Herbaceous annual twiner (vine). Root: Tap root system […]

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