Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Scientific name: Vigna radiata Habit: Annual herb Root: Tap root system Stem: Erect to sub-erect, highly branching and hairy Leaf: compound, trifoliate Inflorescence: Raceme Flower: zygomorphic, complete, papilionaceous Clayx: Sepal 5 Corolla: petal 5, aestivation vexilary Gynoecium: Carpel one, ovary superior, placentation marginal Fruit: Pod Some common mung bean varieties developed by BARI and BINA Serial Number Name of […]
Read moreFamily : Fabaceae Conserved name : Leguminosae Popular name : The Pea or Bean Family Identifying characters of the family Root bears nodule Fruit is legume Presence of compound leaf Pistill looks like a sword Androecium mona/dia delphous Ovary monocarpellary, marginal placentation Family-Fabaceae/The pea family Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass […]
Read moreRadish Scientific name: Raphanus sativus L. Local/Bangla name: ‘Mula’ Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom :Plantae (unranked) :Angiosperms (unranked): :Eudicots (unranked): :Rosids Order: :Brassicales Family: :Brassicaceae Genus: :Raphanus Species: : sativus Botanical Description of Radish The radish is a root vegetable which is domesticated in Europe which is grown throughout the world. It is mainly eaten as […]
Read moreTurnip Scientific name: Brassica campestris L var.rapa. Local name : Shalgam Taxonomic position of turnip (according to Cronquist) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Dilleniidae Order : Capparales Family : Brassicaceae Genus : Brassica Species : campestris L. var. rapa Botanical Description of Turnip Habit: Annual or biennial herb Root: Tuberous tap root Stem: Errect, […]
Read moreCabbage M A Baset Mia Scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. capitata Local/Bangla name: ‘Badha kopi’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass :Dilleniidae Order :Capparales Family :Brassicaceae Genus :Brassica Species :B. oleracea var. capitata Botanical Description of Cabbage Habit: Biennial flowering habit, became predominant, requiring a cool period of 2-3 months of induce flowering. […]
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Cauliflower M A Baset Mia Scientific name: Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis Local name: ‘Fulkopi’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Dilleniidae Order : Capparales Family : Brassicaceae Genus : Brassica Species : B. oleracea L. var. botrytis Botanical Description of Cauliflower Root: Tap root system Stem: Short, thick […]
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 […]
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