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A Preliminary Checklist of the Angiospermic Flora of Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia District, Bangladesh

MD. MONIRUZZAMAN
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

MD. ABUL HASSAN
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

MD. MIGANUR RAHMAN
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

SHEHELEY LAYLA
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A total of 125 angiosperms under 103 genera and 52 families have been recorded from Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia. Magnoliopsida is represented by 41 families, 73 genera and 86 species, whereas Liliopsida is represented by 11 families, 30 genera and 39 species. In Liliopsida, Poaceae appears to be the largest family comprising 15 genera and 20 species. In Magnoliopsida, Euphorbiaceae appears to be the largest family comprising 9 genera and 14 species.

Keywords: Angiospermic flora, Daulatpur Upazila, Kushtia

Location: Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia district.

Start Date: 00-00-2004

End Date: 00-00-2005

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Flower

Objectives:

To prepare a preliminary checklist of the angiospermic plant species occurring in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia district.

Methodology:

The work is based on the fresh materials collected through four field trips to Daulatpur area during 2004 and 2005. Botanical specimens were collected and identified at the department of Botany, University of Dhaka. Identifications were confirmed comparing with herbarium specimens at Dhaka University Salar Khan Herbarium (DUSH) and Bangladesh National Herbarium. In some cases, standard literatures, such as Hooker (1872-1897), Prain (1903), Khan (1977, 1984, 1985) and Uddin and Hassan (2004) were consulted for identification purpose. The families have been arranged according to Cronquist (1981). The specimens were deposited in the Dhaka University Salar Khan Herbarium (DUSH) for future reference

Source of Information: J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 38(1): 53-65, June 2012

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Achievement/Findings:

In the present survey, a total of 125 angiospermic species under 103 genera and 52 families were recorded from Daulatpur Upazila. Magnoliopsida is represented by 41 families, 73 genera and 86 species, while Liliopsida is represented by 11 families, 30 genera and 39 species. Habit wise itemization of plant species shows that 58.4% of the total species represented by herbs, 13.6% by shrubs, 18.4% by trees, 8.8% by climbers and 0.8% by parasites. The genera under each family and the species under each genus are arranged in an alphabetic order. For each species, nomenclature has been brought up to date. Local name (wherever available) and a short annotation are provided

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