Poaceae/Gramineae Family
Family: Poaceae
Conserved name of the family: Gramineae
Popular name of the family: Grass family
Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist, 1981)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Commelinidae
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
Identifying characters of the family
- Stem round cylindrical, solid node with hollow internode, and the stem is called culm
- Auricle and ligule present at the junction of leaf blade and leaf sheath
- Bracts are glume (lemma and palea)
- Lodicle (unit of perianth) present
- Fruit is caryopsis
- Sigma feathery bi-lobed
Table 1. Crop species of Poaceae family with their common, scientific and their usual plant parts
| Serial number | Bangla name | English name | Scientific name | Plant parts used | Usefulness |
| 1 | Dhan | Rice/ paddy | Oryza sativa | Seed | Food |
| 2 | Gom | Wheat | Triticum aestivum | Seed | Food |
| 3 | Bhutta | Maize | Zea mays | Seed | Food and fodder |
| 4 | Barley | Barley | Hordium vulgare | Seed | Food |
| 5 | Oat | Oat | Avena sativa | Seed | Food |
| 6 | Ikkuh | Sugar cane | Saccharum officinarum | Stem | Sugar |
| 7 | Millet | Millet | Setaria italica | seed | Food |
| 8 | Sorghum | Sorghum | Sorghum vulgare | Seed | Food |
| 9 | Bajra | Pear millet | Pennisetum typhoides | Seed | Food |
| 10 | Rye | Rye | Secale cereale | Seed | Food |
| 11 | Finger millet | Finger millet | Eleusine coracana | Seed | Food |
| 12 | Foxtail millet | Foxtail Millet | Setaria italica | Seed | Food |
| 13 | Bash | Bamboo | Bambusa tulda | Stem | Household things |
| 14 | Lebu ghash | Lemon grass | Cymbopogon nardus | Leaf | Spices |
| 15 | Lebu ghash | Lemon grass | Cymbopogon citronella | Leaf | Spices |