An Assessment of Angiosperm Diversity at Mahadebpur Upazila of Naogaon District, Bangladesh
- Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
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An assessment of angiosperm diversity at Mahadebpur Upazila of Naogaon District, Bangladesh was carried out from December 2013 to June 2015. A total of 265 species belonging to 204 genera under 94 families were recorded. Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledones) is represented by 81 families, 175 genera and 232 species, whereas Liliopsida (Monocotyledones) by 13 families, 29 genera and 33 species. These comprise of 116 herbs, 48 shrubs, 30 climbers, 71 trees, belong to 94 families. Cucurbitaceae and Amaranthaceae are the largest family in Magnoliopsida represented by 13 species in each and in Liliopsida Poaceae is the largest family with 9 species. Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae, Brassicaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Moraceae, Malvaceae, Mimosaceae, Myrtaceae, Polygonaceae, Poaceae, Rutaceae and Solanaceae are the dominant families with high species diversity. For each species botanical name, local name, habit, relative occurrence, phenology, plant population, voucher number and family were provided.
[Smriti Kona, A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman (2015); An Assessment of Angiosperm Diversity at Mahadebpur Upazila of Naogaon District, Bangladesh Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Oct). 1067-1086] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
