An assessment of the angiospermic flora of Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachhari district, Bangladesh

Abstract

The paper focuses on the qualitative assessment of angiospermic flora of Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachhari district conducted during May 2005 to September 2006. A total of 243 species belonging to 195 genera under 75 families were recorded. Magnoliopsida is represented by 60 families, 156 genera and 192 species, whereas Liliopsida by 15 families, 39 genera and 51 species. Fabaceae is the largest family in Magnoliopsida represented by 16 species and, in Liliopsida, Poaceae is the largest family with 17 species. Keywords: Assessment; Angiospermic flora; Khagrachhari; Bangladesh. DOI: 10.3329/bjpt.v16i2.3925 Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 16(2): 115-140, 2009 (December)