Flora of Bangladesh

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3,039 plants found, including:

Knema bengalensis W.J.de Wilde 1979
vulnerable plant species in the myristicaceae family
Knema bengalensis is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to Bangladesh. Its type was collected in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh, and in 1997 it was classed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list.
Bambusa comillensis Alam 1996
plant species in the poaceae family
Bambusa comillensis is a species of Bambusa bamboo.
Pteris sylhetensis Fraser-Jenk. & Sushil K.Singh 2018
plant species in the pteridaceae family
Pteris sylhetensis is a species of fern first described in 2018 in the genus Pteris, belonging to the family Pteridaceae, subfamily Pteridoideae. This species is native to tropical and subtropical regions, with a distribution primarily centered in parts of Asia. It is recognized for its ecological adaptability and potential ornamental value, typical of many Pteris species.
Clerodendrum glandulosum Lindl. 1844
vegetable plant species in the lamiaceae family
Clerodendrum glandulosum (syn. Clerodendrum colebrookianum), commonly known as East Indian glory bower, is a perennial shrub belonging to the family Lamiaceae, but sometimes classified under Verbenaceae. It is one of the most well known among ~400 species of Clerodendrum, as it is widely used in traditional practices, such as for vegetable and treatments of diabetes, hypertension, cough and rheumatism. The species is found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia including India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal; and also in temperate China. In India it
Alocasia hararganjensis H.Ara & M.A.Hassan 2018
plant species in the araceae family
Alocasia hararganjensis is a pachycaul herb and flowering plant species in the Araceae family. It is closely related to Alocasia fallax but can be easily distinguished by the shape of the leaves.
Carissa carandas (Karonda) L. 1767
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Carissa carandas is a species of flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian pickles and spices. The fruit is black and tastes sweet or sour depending on the plant. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that thrives well in a wide range of soils. Common names in English include Bengal currant, Christ's thorn, Carandas plum, Karonda, Karvanda and Kanna . The supposed varieties congesta and paucinervia refer to the related conkerberry (C. spinarum).
Nepenthes khasiana (Pitcher Plant) Hook.f. 1873
endangered plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes khasiana (; after the Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is the only Nepenthes species native to India. It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence.
Citrus indica (Indian Wild Orange) Tanaka 1929
plant species in the rutaceae family
Citrus indica is a species of hybrid Citrus known by the common name Indian wild orange. It is native to South Asia.
Myristica malabarica (Malabar Nutmeg) Lam. 1791
vulnerable plant species in the myristicaceae family
Myristica malabarica is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southwest India. It is threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. It can reach 25 m in height and its bark is smooth and greenish-black or sometimes reddish. Names in local languages: Kattujathi (literally wild nutmeg), Kattujathikka, Kottappannu, Panampalka, Pathiripoovu, Ponnampannu, Ponnampayin, and Ponnampu in Malayalam; Kanage, and Doddajajikai in Kannada; Rampatri in Hindi. It is used in Ayurvedic medicine. M. malabarica is used to adulterate true nutmeg, which
Mitrephora grandiflora (Large Cap-flower) Bedd. 1870
vulnerable plant species in the annonaceae family
Mitrephora grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Karnataka and Kerala in India.
Knema attenuata (Wild Nutmeg) (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb. 1897
plant species in the myristicaceae family
Knema attenuata is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is endemic to India.
Citrus assamensis (Ada Jamir) R.M.Dutta & Bhattacharya 1951
plant species in the rutaceae family
Citrus assamensis, the adajamir or ginger lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Assam and Bangladesh. It is mainly cultivated in the Sylhet Region. It is locally cultivated for its fruit, which give a very sour juice with an aroma reminiscent of ginger or eucalyptus.
Gardenia latifolia (Ceylon Boxwood) Aiton 1789
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Gardenia latifolia, also called papra or Hindi:पापडा, Bengali: যোজনগন্ধা, Tamizh: Kattu marikalam or Kumbai is medium-sized to large, long-lived tree of family Rubiaceae. Its English common name is Indian Boxwood or Ceylon Boxwood. It is found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh in India, and has been widely cultivated elsewhere, to the point of naturalization, especially in Nigeria, West Africa where the tree is highly valued for both its fruit and shade. Indian boxwood is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, which often grows on other small plants, which it eventually kills, the way Figs do.
Diospyros paniculata Dalzell 1852
vulnerable plant species in the ebenaceae family
Diospyros paniculata, or the panicle-flowered ebony, is a species of tree in the ebony family. Endemic to the Western Ghats area of India and parts of Bangladesh, the species is currently listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
Cryptocoryne spiralis (Retz.) Fisch. ex Wydler 1830
perennial plant species in the araceae family
Cryptocoryne spiralis is a plant species belonging to the Araceae genus Cryptocoryne.
Willisia Warm. 1901
plant genus in the podostemaceae family
Willisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It is native to Bangladesh and India. Known species: Willisia arekaliana Shivam. & Sadanand Willisia selaginoides (Bedd.) Warm. ex Wille The genus name of Willisia is in honour of John Christopher Willis (1868–1958), an English botanist known for his 'Age and Area hypothesis' and his criticism of natural selection. It was first described and published in Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., series 6, Vol.11 (1) on page 58 in 1901.
Piper sylvaticum Roxb. 1820
plant species in the piperaceae family
Piper sylvaticum is a climber in the Piperaceae, or pepper, family. It is found in the northeast of the Indian subcontinent, and in China. The fruits are used in medicinal products.
Eranthemum roseum (Blue Eranthemum) (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. 1817
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Eranthemum roseum, also known as blue eranthemum, rosy eranthemum (Marathi: dasmuli, दसमुळी; jangali aboli, जंगली अबोली ) is a native of the Western Ghats of India. The plant has tuberous roots, and grows to a height of ten in numbers, hence the local name, dasmuli.
Diospyros chloroxylon (Green Ebony Persimmon) Roxb. 1795
plant species in the ebenaceae family
Diospyros chloroxylon, the green ebony persimmon, is a wild fruit-bearing plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is the indigenous fruit of the Indian subcontinent, and both unripe and ripe fruits are eaten by tribal people.
Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall. ex Mast.) M.S.Khan & M.S.Hussain 2001
plant species in the malvaceae family
Abelmoschus hostilis is a rare species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is native to Bangladesh and Myanmar and is known as "Kantabhendi" in Bengali.
Salacia fruticosa Wall. ex M.A.Lawson 1875
plant species in the celastraceae family
Salacia fruticosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is native to India.
Roscoea brandisii (King ex Baker) K.Schum. 1904
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Roscoea brandisii is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae family. It is a perennial found in the state of Meghalaya, India. Most members of the ginger family, to which it belongs, are tropical, but R. brandisii, like other species of Roscoea, grows in much colder mountainous regions.
Semecarpus travancoricus (Semecarpus Travancorica) Bedd. 1872
plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Semecarpus travancoricus is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae native to India and Bangladesh. The specific epithet was originally spelt travancorica. In India, it is found in the southern Western Ghats in South India. It is a tree of evergreen forests and is found only south of the Anamalais at an elevation around 1300 MSL.
Dolichandrone falcata (Wall. ex DC.) Seem. 1870
plant species in the bignoniaceae family
Dolichandrone falcata is a small deciduous tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to India. Tree attains a height of 21–428 feet. Leaves are compound 2-6 inches long with 3-6 obovate or oval shaped leaflets. Flowers are white and fragrant. Flowering occurs in April–May.
Garcinia assamica J.Sarma, Shameer & N.Mohanan 2016
plant species in the clusiaceae family
Garcinia assamica is a newly discovered species of plant found in areas near Manas National Park, Assam. It seems to be rare and is hitherto only known from very few individuals, near to a rivulet. This new species is allied to Garcinia nigrolineata in arrangement of flowers on axillary short spikes; arrangement of stamens on a convexdisc and number and arrangement of staminodes in female flowers; but it is distinct from the latter in having greenish-yellow (not yellowish) exudate; 2–5 female flowers fascicled at nodes against solitary flowers; 4–5-locular ovaries against 5–7-locular ones.
Pilea victoriae V.Suresh & Sojan 2017
plant species in the urticaceae family
Pilea victoriae is a plant species discovered by a team of botanists from the Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala. The species is named after its type location Government Victoria College, Palakkad in honor of its services to the education sector of the state. It is distinguished from the similar P. microphylla by its erect stem and its branching from the base. P. victoriae grows to about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high, both on other plants and on rocks.
Dipterocarpus scaber Buch.-Ham. 1826
plant species in the dipterocarpaceae family
Dipterocarpus scaber (Bengali: Keshogarjan) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Bangladesh and the Indian state of Tripura. The species was first described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1826.
Abelmoschus esculentus (Ocra) (L.) Moench 1794
edible, annual, medicinal, and vegetable plant species in the malvaceae family
Okra (US: , UK: ), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green (red in some cultivars) seed pods, okra is used in the cuisines of many countries.
Curcuma zedoaria (Zedoary) (Christm.) Roscoe 1807
perennial and medicinal plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary , white turmeric, or temu putih) is a perennial herb and member of the genus Curcuma, family Zingiberaceae. The plant is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia but is now naturalized in other places including the US state of Florida. Zedoary was one of the ancient food plants of the Austronesian peoples. They were spread during prehistoric times to the Pacific Islands and Madagascar during the Austronesian expansion (c. 3000 BCE). Its use as a spice in the West today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger, and to a lesser extent, yellow turmeric.
Phoenix rupicola (Cliff Date Palm) T.Anderson 1869
plant species in the arecaceae family
Phoenix rupicola (rupicola - Latin, inhabitant of rocks) or cliff date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to the mountainous forests of India and Bhutan from 300 to 1,200 m (980 to 3,940 ft), usually occurring on cliffs, hillsides and similar terrain. It is threatened by habitat loss in its native range. On the other hand, the species is reportedly naturalised in the Andaman Islands, the Leeward Islands, Cuba and Puerto Rico and a specimen has recently been reported in Saint Lucia.

Credits & Sources

Region data:
WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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