Ornamental Plants

List of Ornamental Plants

English Name: Amazon lily

Scientific name: Victoria amazonica (Peopp.)Sowerby

Bangla/Local name: Padma

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Mickey mouse plant

Scientific name: Ochna squarosa L.

Bangla/Local name: Kanakchapa

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Snap Dragon

Scientific name: Antirrhinum majus L.

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Sada Rangon

Scientific name: Ixora javanica DC.

Bangla/Local name: Sada Rangon

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Cape Jasmine/ Hing

Scientific name: Gardenia devoniana Lindle.

Bangla/Local name: Hing

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Cape Jasmine

Scientific name: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Bangla/Local name: Gandharaj

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Koinari

Scientific name: Gardenia coronaria Ham.

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Bishkatali

Scientific name: Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Carex

Scientific name: Carex variegata Lamk.

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Papayrus

Scientific name: Cyperus papayrus

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Niribishi

Scientific name: Cyperus kyllingia Endl.

Bangla/Local name: Kellaghash

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Umbrella plant

Scientific name: Cyperus alternifolius L.

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Tridhara

Scientific name: Tridax procumbens L.

Bangla/Local name: Tridhara

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Bish-gach

Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorous L.

Bangla/Local name: Poison plant

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Lata kalmi

Scientific name: Ipomoea sp.

Bangla/Local name: Lata kalmi

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Dholkolmi

Scientific name: Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex. Choisy

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Bhui-okra

Scientific name: Evolvulus mummularius (L.)

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Zinnia

Scientific name: Zinnia haageana

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Ghagra

Scientific name: Xanthium indicum

Bangla/Local name: Ghagra

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Emilia

Scientific name: Emilia sonchifolia  (L. )DC.

Bangla/Local name: Sadimodi

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk

Bangla/Local name: Kalokeshi

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Cornflower

Scientific name: Centaurea cynus

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Blumea

Scientific name: Blumeda lacera DC.

Bangla/Local name: Kukurmota

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Daisy

Scientific name: Bellis perennis L.

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Dianthus

Scientific name: Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Bangla/Local name:

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Bridge cactus

Scientific name: Echinopsis brdgesii Salm-Dyck

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Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Dhup-Gach

Scientific name: Canarium resiniferum Brach ex King

Bangla/Local name: Hatishur

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Cordia/Aloe Wood

Scientific name: Cordia sebestena L.

Bangla/Local name: Raktarag

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Kapok

Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Roxb.

Bangla/Local name: Shet Shimul

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: African tulip

Scientific name: Spathodea campanulata Beauv.

Bangla/Local name: Candle tree

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

English Name: Candle tree

Scientific name: Parmentiera cerifera Seem.

Bangla/Local name: Candle tree

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent

Bangla/Local name: Kanaidinga

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Hemidesmus indicus Br.

Bangla/Local name: Anantamul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Aristolochia grandiflora Sw.

Bangla/Local name: Hansharaj

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Typhanium trilobatum (L.) Schott.

Bangla/Local name: Ghet-Kachu

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Monstera

Scientific name: Monstera deliciosa Liebmann

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Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Caladium hortulanum Birdsey

Bangla/Local name: Bahari Kachu

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Anthurium

Scientific name: Anthurium magnificum Lind.

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Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Flamingo Flower

Scientific name: Anthurium andraeanum Lind.

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Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Boch

Scientific name: Acorus calamus L.

Bangla/Local name: Gharbach

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Palam

Scientific name: Wrightia coccinea Simms.

Bangla/Local name: Dudhkarabi

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Valeria

Scientific name: Valeria sp.

Bangla/Local name

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Valeria

Scientific name: Valeria sp.

Bangla/Local name

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Roupellia

Scientific name: Thevetia peruviana

Bangla/Local name: Kalkiphul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Roupellia

Scientific name: Strophanthus gratus (Benth.) Bail.

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Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Baro chador

Scientific name: Rauwolfia canescens L.

Bangla/Local name: Baro chador

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Kanak Shudha

Scientific name: Odontodenia specious Benth.

Bangla/Local name: Kanak Shudha

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Melodinus

Scientific name: Melodinus monogynus Roxb.

Bangla/Local name:

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Holarrhena antidysenterica (Heyne ex Roth) DC.

Bangla/Local name: Kurchi

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Devil Tree

Scientific name: Alostonia schlaris R.Br.

Bangla/Local name: Chatim

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Scientific name: Millingtonia hortensis L.

Bangla/Local name: Himjhuri

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don.

Bangla/Local name: Niliajuli

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Dolichandrone stipulate Benth.

Bangla/Local name: Halud Garshinga

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Dolichandrone spathaceae K. Schum.

Bangla/Local name: Parul Sonali

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Campiss grandiflora K. Schum.

Bangla/Local name: Lata Parul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Bigononia magnifica Bull.

Bangla/Local name: Bigonia

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Gomphrena globosa L.

Bangla/Local name: Botamphul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Enhydra flactunas Lour.

Bangla/Local name: Hincha

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Enhydra flactunas Lour.

Bangla/Local name: Hincha

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Digera muricata (L.) Mart.

Bangla/Local name: Lata-Mahuri

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Celosia plumosa L.

Bangla/Local name: Lal Moragphul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Celosia argentea L.

Bangla/Local name: Shet Moragphul

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name:

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana dichomata (L.)

Bangla/Local name: Kathmaloti

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

English Name: Cockscomb

Scientific name: Celsia cristala

Bangla/Local name: Morok jhuti

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Economic Importance : The plant is used frequently as an ornamental plant indoors. Their leaves and flowers can be used as vegetables. They are often grown as foods in India, Western Africa, and South America.

Bleeding Heart

English Name: Bleeding Heart

Scientific name: Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara

Bangla/Local name: Not known

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Barbados Pride/ Paradise Flower

English Name: Barbados Pride/ Paradise Flower

Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Swartz

Bangla/Local name: ‘Radhachura’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Pagoda Tree

English Name: Pagoda Tree

Scientific name: Plumeria alba L.

Bangla/Local name: ‘Kath golap’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Pitcher plant

English Name: Pitcher plant

Scientific name: Nepenthes khasiana Hock.

Bangla/Local name: ‘Kolshipata’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist, 1981)

Botanical Description of Pitcher Plant

Habit: Epiphytic climber

Root: Tap root

Stem: cylindrical, short, stout

Leaf: Sessile, alternate, amplexicaul, leaf tip converted into pitcher like structure

Flower: small, regular, unisexual, stigma discoid in female flower

Fruit: capsule

Economic Importance: Stems are used locally for basket making and as a type of cordage.

Kamini

English Name: Kamini

Scientific name: Murrayapaniculata(L.) Jack

Bangla/Local name: Kamini

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Lotus

English Name: Lotus

Scientific name: NelumbonuciferaGaertn.

Bangla/Local name: Padma

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Pathor-chur, PataBahar

English Name: Common Coleus

Scientific name: Coleus scutellarioides(L.) Benth

Bangla/Local name: ‘Pathor-chur’, ‘PataBahar’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Ceylon Iriswood

English Name: Ceylon Iriswood

Scientific name: Mesuanagassarium(Burm. f)

Bangla/Local name: ‘Nagkesor’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants, also used as medicinal purposes.

Dodder

English Name: Dodder

Scientific name: CuscutareflexaL.

Bangla/Local name: ‘Sarnalata’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants, also used as medicinal purposes.

Polash /The flame of the forest

English Name: The flame of the forest

Scientific name: Butea monospermaKuntze

Bangla/Local name: ‘Palash’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants, also used as medicinal purposes.

Canna Lily

English Name: Indian Shot, Canna Lily, African Arrowroot

Scientific name: Canna indicaL.

Bangla/Local name: ‘Kalabati’

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Chromosome number: 2n=18

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants, also used as medicinal purposes.

Heliconia

English Name: Parakeet Flower, Parrot’s Beak, Parrot’s Flower

Scientific name: HeliconiapisttacorumL.

Bangla/Local name: Not known

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Chromosome number: x=12

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants

Heliconia

English Name: Macaw Flower, Crab Claw, Lobster Claw, Parrot’s Flower, Parrot’s Plantain

Scientific name: HeliconiahumilisJack.

Bangla/Local name: Not known

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Chromosome number: x=12

Economic Importance: It is an important ornamental plants

MadhuriLata

English Name: Rangoon Creeper, Chinese Honey Suckle

Scientific name: Quisqualisindica L.

Bangla/Local name: MadhuriLata

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Allamanda

Scientific name: Allamanda spp.
Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Mussaenda

Scientific name: Mussaendaerythrophylla

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Hippeastrum

Scientific name: Hippeastrumreginae

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Jasmin

Scientific name: Jasminumofficinales

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Camellia

Scientific name: Camellia spp.

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)

Gladiolus

Scientific name: Gladiolus communis

Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)